Saeb Erekat has suffered from poor health in recent years, having had a mild heart attack in 2012 and a 2017 lung transplant.
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat looks on during a news conference following his meeting with foreign diplomats, in Ramallah, West Bank January 30, 2019(photo credit: MOHAMAD TOROKMAN/REUTERS)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS