Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh Discusses Developments in the Palestinian Cause and International Efforts with a European Delegation

Ramallah—November 1, 2026—His Excellency Hussein Al Sheikh, Vice President of the State of Palestine, received a high-level European delegation, including H.E. Mr. Christophe Bigot, the EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process; H.E. Ambassador Andreas Fiedler, European Union Representative to the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and UNRWA; Mr. Simon Brombeiss, EUSR’s Advisor; Mr. Maximilien Albares, EUSR’s Advisor; and Mr. Shadi Othman, Communications Officer at the EU Representative Office.

The meeting took place today, Sunday, in the presence of H.E. Dr. Laila Ghannam, Fatah Central Committee Member, and Ms. Ayah AlMuhisin, Chief of Staff to the Vice President.

During the meeting, they discussed the latest political and field developments in Palestine, including the situation in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, as well as international action concerning the Palestinian cause.

Al Sheikh addressed the escalating settler attacks against Palestinian citizens and their property, as well as assaults targeting foreign solidarity activists, emphasizing the urgent need to provide protection for the Palestinian people and to hold the perpetrators of these attacks accountable.

The meeting also addressed the situation in the Gaza Strip, the continued withholding of Palestinian clearance revenues, and the international efforts required to halt Israeli violations, as well as the importance of creating the necessary political and on-the-ground conditions for holding legislative and presidential elections, ensuring the participation of Palestinians wherever they may be.

Al Sheikh stressed the importance of intensifying international action and the European role in supporting the rights of the Palestinian people, providing them with protection, ending the occupation, and realizing an independent Palestinian state.