BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- President Abbas will visit Jenin on Saturday to inaugurate a new hospital, Palestinian Authority officials said.

Abbas will visit the Jenin town of Qabatiya, together with PA minister Mahmoud al-Habbash, to open the hospital, Jenin officials told Ma'an.

The President with join local officials for the Ramadan Iftar meal and afterwards will attend a ceremony to honor Jenin's top high school graduates.

The hospital is funded by the Jordanian union of engineers and NGOs from several Arab countries.