
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – DECEMBER 31: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) lays a wreath to the Mausoleum of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during the celebrations of the 52nd foundation anniversary of the Fatah movement in Ramallah, West Bank on December 31, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – DECEMBER 31: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) lays a wreath to the Mausoleum of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during the celebrations of the 52nd foundation anniversary of the Fatah movement in Ramallah, West Bank on December 31, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – DECEMBER 31: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) lays a wreath to the Mausoleum of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during the celebrations of the 52nd foundation anniversary of the Fatah movement in Ramallah, West Bank on December 31, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )

Palestinians hold flags as they attend a military parade marking the 52nd foundation anniversary of the Fatah movement in Bethlehem, West Bank on January 1, 2017. ( Wisam Hashlamoun – Anadolu Agency )

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – DECEMBER 31: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) lays a wreath to the Mausoleum of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during the celebrations of the 52nd foundation anniversary of the Fatah movement in Ramallah, West Bank on December 31, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )