Saeb Erekat, Palestinian negotiator, laid to rest after military honors

He announced a month ago he had contracted the coronavirus, and died on Tuesday after three weeks in a coma in an Israeli hospital in Jerusalem.

Security forces beside Palestinian flags at half-mast after Abbas declared a three-day mourning period for Saeb Erekat

Security forces beside Palestinian flags at half-mast after Abbas declared a three-day mourning period for Saeb Erekat

(photo credit: REUTERS/RANEEN SAWAFTA)

ByREUTERS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020 17:45

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