Members of the Eighth General Conference of Fatah unanimously re-elected Mahmoud Abbas as the movement’s leader on Thursday.
Delegates voted to retain Abbas as president and commander-in-chief of the movement, stressing the importance of his leadership during what they described as a critical stage for the Palestinian people.
The conference opened in Ramallah, marking the first Fatah general conference in a decade.
Held at the Palestinian presidential headquarters, the gathering is expected to oversee elections for the movement’s Fatah Central Committee, the organisation’s highest executive body, amid broader efforts to reshape internal leadership structures.
Founded in Kuwait in the late 1950s, Fatah officially launched its armed struggle on 1 January 1965 following its first military operation, known as the Eilaboun Tunnel operation.
Since its establishment, the movement has had only two leaders: Yasser Arafat, who led Fatah from its founding until his death in 2004, and Mahmoud Abbas, who succeeded him.
