Abbas was offered Palestinian election workaround but delayed vote anyway, official says

'We have decided to postpone the election until the participation of our people in Jerusalem is guaranteed,' Abbas said; three Israelis wounded, one critically, in West Bank shooting

Abbas was offered Palestinian election workaround but delayed vote anyway, official says (Middle East Eye)
Palestinian Authority denies official's claims and defends postponement while observers question President's motivation

Three hurt, two seriously in West Bank drive-by shooting; IDF searching for terrorists (Times of Israel)
Assailants open fire from passing car, hitting 3 yeshiva students at Tapuah Junction; terror attack comes amid heightened tensions after PA cancels elections

IDF beefs up forces in West Bank after shooting attack (Jerusalem Post)
A passing car shot and injured three civilians at the Tapuah Junction in the West Bank. Two are in serious condition, and one is in light condition.

Abbas’s decision to delay elections sparks public outcry (Jerusalem Post)
Abbas’s political opponents condemned the decision as a ’big catastrophe’ and called on the PA President to proceed with the elections.

Palestinian President decides - on his own- to postpone elections (Al-Monitor)
The rationale was that Israel refused to allow residents of East Jerusalem to participate

Abbas delays Palestinian elections, citing Israel's refusal to allow Jerusalem vote (Haaretz)
'We have decided to postpone the election until the participation of our people in Jerusalem is guaranteed,' Abbas said in a speech on Palestinian TV

EU, UN call on Abbas to set new date for Palestinian elections (Jerusalem Post)
Abbas blamed Israel for the delay, explaining it had rejected a request to allow for Palestinians to vote in Jerusalem. Israel has not issued a formal public response on the matter.

Photo: A coffee shop in Ramallah screens the live broadcast of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's speech (Mohamad Torokman/Reuters) Haaretz