A statement issued by the Presidency said Abbas underwent a routine medical checkup at the Arab Consultative Hospital on Friday and the results were reassuring, after which he left the hospital.

The statement did not provide further details on the matter.

Abbas, born in 1935, had previously undergone medical examination at SAM Hospital in February last and July 2022.

In April 2021, he traveled to Germany for a medical examination.

In May 2018, Abbas stayed for eight days in a hospital in Ramallah for treatment for pneumonia.

Abbas was elected President of the Palestinian Authority in January 2005 following the death of his predecessor Yasser Arafat.

Previously, he served as Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization.