Although this is so fresh that no one has genuine information about it -- it hasn't even been confirmed to have actually happened yet -- the speculation is that Abbas was given an ultimatum by jihdists to declare war on Israel and join Hamas, but he hasn't done so yet, so they tried to kill him.

The assassination attempt failed by they do seem to have killed a member of his security staff.

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An organised attempt to assassinate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Abbas was handed a 24-hour ultimatum by the "Sons of Abu Jandal," who were purportedly organised within the West Bank's Palestinian security system, to take action against Israel.

As the deadline approached , Abbas' convoy came under attack.

The Sons of Abu Jandal group claimed credit for the incident. One of Abbas' bodyguards was reportedly shot during the exchange of

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