22 years since Arafat's departure.. a mystery investigations have not uncovered

22 years after the death of Yasser Arafat on November 11, 2004, his death remains shrouded in mystery despite international tests and judicial investigations, as conflicting results have failed to settle the poisoning hypothesis or determine the true causes of his death.

22 years after the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on November 11, 2004, his death remains shrouded in mystery, despite international tests and judicial investigations opened over the years. Arafat died at the Percy military hospital in the Paris suburb of Clamart, after weeks of sudden and mysterious health deterioration during his siege at the Palestinian presidency headquarters 'Al-Muqata'a' in Ramallah. The case's chapters date back to Arafat's final years, when Israeli occupation forces imposed a tight siege on the presidency headquarters, preventing him from leaving, amid repeated Israeli threats to deport or arrest him. In March 2002, occupation forces tightened their military siege on the presidency headquarters during Operation 'Defensive Shield', destroying large parts of its buildings and tightening the cordon around the place, leaving Arafat besieged inside Al-Muqata'a for over two years, during which his movement space shrank to limited buildings. Despite the siege conditions, Arafat continued his political duties, receiving delegations and making contacts, insisting on staying in the Palestinian territories.