Saeb Erekat
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat dies of COVID-19 complications
The 65-year-old was diagnosed with coronavirus in early October. Having undergone a lung transplant in 2017, he was at a particularly high risk of complications from the respiratory disease.
Senior PLO official Saeb Erekat in critical condition after contracting COVID-19
The chief Palestinian negotiator was placed in an induced coma at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center due to complications.
Palestinian official Saeb Erekat evacuated to Israeli hospital due to COVID-19 complications
The 65-year-old is at high risk, particularly after a lung transplant he underwent in the United States in 2017.
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