Jibril Rajoub, a senior leader of Fatah (the Palestinian Authority's ruling faction), told AFP in Cairo that Israeli settler and army attacks in the occupied West Bank could trigger an "explosion", while urging Palestinians to respond through peaceful, nonviolent struggle. Settler violence has intensified during the olive harvest and ahead of Israel's October 27 elections, with the UN saying settlers have killed 23 Palestinians since October 2023. The warning came as Palestinian factions, including Hamas, met in Cairo after President Mahmoud Abbas postponed Palestinian elections until September 2027.