Fatah's manpower was incremented further after Arafat decided to offer new recruits much higher salaries than members of the Palestine Liberation Army (PLA), the regular military force of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which was created by the Arab League in 1964.
Kekuatan Fatah meningkat lagi setelah Arafat menawarkan penghasilan yang lebih tinggi kepada para rekrutan baru daripada anggota Tentara Pembebasan Palestina, sayap militer Organisasi Pembebasan Palestina, yang didirikan oleh Liga Arab pada tahun 1964.