Prince William becomes first British royal visit to the Palestinian Territories
Prince William paid the first official royal visit and after his time in Israel.
He also toured a refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and voicing hope for peace in a meeting with the Palestinian president.
William, second in line to the throne, received a red-carpet welcome to the Muqata, the Palestinian government headquarters in the city of Ramallah, that included an honour guard and band.
“I’m very glad our two countries work so closely together and have had success stories with education and relief work in the past, so, long may that continue,” William told President Mahmoud Abbas.
“My sentiments are the same as yours in hoping that there is a lasting peace in the region,” the prince said.
William then visited Jalazone refugee camp and its health clinic and a school, administered by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
A sign banning weapons - a picture of a Kalashnikov assault rifle with red line through it - was on the door of the health centre, which the prince toured before visiting the school and chatting with pupils.
Armed Palestinian security men stood on rooftops in the camp, reached via an unpaved road and bordering a large Jewish settlement. More than 9,000 people live in the crowded camp of cinderblock and concrete buildings.
Published: by Radio NewsHub