Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar warned prime minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu against the possibility of the PA collapsing. Netanyahu is not interested in the collapse of the PA, he will continue the security coordination with the PA and assist it financially, but until the chairman of the PA leaves the political stage, the renewal of political negotiations is not expected.
The PA has lost its control in the Jenin and Nablus areas and new terrorist groups are growing in the area such as the "Wasps' Nest" group in the Jenin area or the "Blata Battalion", the "Lion's Den" group in Nablus.
However, PA Chairman Abu Mazen still controls the situation despite the weakening of his position on the Palestinian street, he has at his disposal a military force of approximately 30 thousand armed members of the Palestinian security forces, not to mention tens of thousands of armed members of Fatah's Tanzim in the West Bank.