Saeb Erekat, chief Palestinian negotiator in talks with Israel and a possible successor to Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas, has equated Israel's government with the Islamic State (ISIS) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

The US Army achieved a significant victory in its war on ISIS last week when it killed Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali, senior deputy to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.