Abbas appoints new security chiefs amid concerns of imminent invasion of Rafah

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas made a series of new appointments to the PA's security forces, according to the Wafa news agency.

Abbas on Sunday appointed General Abed Suleiman Abu Mahmid (also known as Abdel Qader Tamari) and Lieutenant-Colonel Iyad al-Aqra.

These are part of a series of proposed changes announced by PA Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh last month and are also made by Abbas as part of reforms requested by the US during talks over the war in Gaza.