PA’s Abbas a ‚liability‘ in planning for post-war Gaza, Arab officials say – PA president can’t be relied on to take over after Hamas, Arab diplomats tell ToI, highlighting Ramallah’s ineffective governance as a factor in its current weakened state | The Times of Israel

WASHINGTON — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has become a “liability,” contributing to reluctance from Arab leaders to fully cooperate with the Biden administration’s strategy for a post-war Gaza, two Arab diplomats told The Times of Israel this week.
The US envisions the PA eventually returning to govern the coastal enclave currently ruled by Hamas, but the Arab diplomats expressed skepticism that the 87-year-old president plagued by longstanding corruption allegations is capable of reuniting the West Bank with Gaza under the PA.