Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat in Israeli hospital with COVID-19 - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Oct 19, 2020

This picture taken on October 19, 2020 shows a view of the entrance of the shock and trauma unit at the emergency medicine centre of Israeli Hadassah University Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem. - Long-time chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat was in "critical" condition and in a medically induced coma, said the Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem treating him for coronavirus complications. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images) — This picture taken on Oct. 19, 2020, shows a view of the entrance of the shock and trauma unit at the emergency medical center of Israeli Hadassah University Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem. Long-time chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat was in critical condition and in a medically induced coma, said the Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem, which is treating him for coronavirus complications. — AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images

Palestinian politician Saeb Erekat’s condition is reportedly worsening as he remains hospitalized with COVID-19.

Erekat, the longtime Palestinian chief negotiator, contracted the coronavirus on Oct. 8. He was rushed to a hospital in Israel from his home in the Palestinian territory the West Bank on Sunday. On Monday, he was placed on a ventilator, Reuters reported.

Related Topics

Coronavirus

Saeb Erekat (R), Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and chief Palestinian negotiator, speaks during a press conference in the Palestinian West Bank city of Ramallah on November 19, 2019. - Israelis reacted joyfully on November 19 to the United States's announcement it no longer considers settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem illegal, but the Palestinians pledged fresh measures to oppose the declaration. Erekat said it was only the latest move by the US to try and forc

Veteran Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat dies at 65

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat speaks during a joint news conference with Foreign Ministers of Jordan Ayman Safadi, and Egypt Sameh Shoukry in Amman, Jordan May 14, 2017. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RTX35SMV

Palestinian succession gets more complicated

Daoud Kuttab

Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics

Palestinians ask: Who will fill Saeb’s shoes?

Daoud Kuttab

Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics

Who will replace Abbas?

Adnan Abu Amer

Adnan Abu Amer