Palestine Liberation Organization secretary general and chief negotiator Saeb Erekat died Tuesday of coronavirus complications at the age of 65, the Palestinian president’s office said. A lung transplant recipient who suffered from pulmonary fibrosis, “Saeb Erekat died at Hadassah Hospital” in Al-Quds (Jerusalem), where he had been admitted on October ...
Two more senior Palestinian officials have tested positive for the novel coronavirus as veteran chief negotiator Saeb Erekat fights for his life in an Israeli hospital. Palestine Liberation Organization central committee member Azzam al-Ahmad told AFP that he and social development minister Ahmed Majdalani had both joined the growing list ...