![Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pose with Fatah congress in Ramallah, West Bank on December 5, 2016 [Palestinian Presidency/ Handout /Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161205_2_20522399_16689686-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
![Image of the Fatah congress in session in West Bank on 5 December 2016 [Palestinian Presidency/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161205_2_20522399_16689684-scaled.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "First meeting of Fatah congress in Ramallah")
Fatah congress in session in West Bank on 5 December 2016 [Palestinian Presidency/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Fatah officials in West Bank on December 5 2016 [Palestinian Presidency - Handout / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161205_2_20522399_16689685.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "First meeting of Fatah congress in Ramallah")
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Fatah officials in West Bank on December 5 2016 [Palestinian Presidency – Handout / Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pose with Fatah congress in Ramallah, West Bank on December 5, 2016 [Palestinian Presidency/ Handout /Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161205_2_20522399_16689686-scaled.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "First meeting of Fatah congress in Ramallah")
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pose with Fatah congress in Ramallah, West Bank on December 5, 2016 [Palestinian Presidency/ Handout /Anadolu Agency]