Israel's cabinet will discuss steps to strengthen the Palestinian Authority on Thursday, the public broadcaster Kan reported.

According to the channel, the security establishment had recommended the measures in light of the deterioration in the northern West Bank.

The report said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had already established a team to formulate recommendations to provide relief to the Palestinian Authority before the Jenin operation.

A political source told the broadcaster that "it is in everyone's interest that the Palestinian Authority remain stable."