Aide: Palestinian leader making swift recovery in hospital
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is alert and making a swift recovery after being hospitalized with a fever over the weekend and should be released within days, a top aide said Monday.
Saeb Erekat said Abbas is in "very good health" after spending several hours visiting the Palestinian leader in a Ramallah hospital Monday.
"He's recovering and doctors expect him to leave the hospital within the coming two days," Erekat said.
It's latest health scare for the 83-year-old Abbas, who has a history of health problems but has never designated a deputy or successor. His sudden hospitalization has revived anxiety over a potentially chaotic or even bloody succession battle that could further weaken the Palestinian cause.