Palestinian President Suffers Penumonia, Sent to Israel's Occuped Hospital

An Arab member of the Knesset, Ahmad Tibi, said the Palestinian leader is being held at Ramaslah Hospital.

It suffers from pneumonia and is being treated with antibiotics”, said Tibi, who is a doctor by profession.

Abbas was hospitalised on Sunday after it was reported to be high fever, reports “Al Jazeera”, Periscopi broadcast.

Several photos of Abbas were distributed across the media, where his situation is presented as critical, but senior Palestinian officials say otherwise.

A heavy smoker, Abbas has a long history of health issues, beginning with heart problems in a period of prostate cancer where he had spent a decade earlier./Periscopi/