From Hundreds at Erekat’s West Bank funeral as Palestinians mourn loss of ‘icon’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHundreds of mourners gather in the West Bank city of Jericho for the funeral of Palestinian diplomat Saeb Erekat, who died yesterday at the age of 65 due to complications from coronavirus.
Earlier, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas hosted the official memorial ceremony for Erekat at his Ramallah compound, where he eulogized the envoy and negotiator as a “great fighter.”
Erekat’s body was then taken to Jericho for burial. Photos from the funeral show that social distancing is not being enforced, and not all the mourners are wearing masks.
He died yesterday at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital, where he was taken last month after receiving treatment at home for several days.
— with agencies
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