Senior Palestinian Official Saeb Erekat Dies Aged 65

Senior Palestinian Official Saeb Erekat Dies Aged 65
Tuesday 10 November 2020 - 13:31

Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat, who was in a critical condition due to COVID-19, died on Tuesday, the Palestinian Presidency has announced.

The official contracted the infection in mid-October. Erekat’s condition had subsequently deteriorated and he was taken to hospital .

The politician’s treatement had been also complicated because of a previous lung transplant surgery.

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