Longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has died, signaling the end of an era for his people.

Arafat leaves his 42-year-old wife, Suha, who lives in France with their young daughter.

Arafat had been under the care of French doctors in the hospital at Clamart near Paris since Oct. 29, when he was airlifted there from his Ramallah compound.

On Wednesday, Palestinian officials confirmed they had accepted an Egyptian offer to host Arafat’s state funeral in Cairo, before his burial in Ramallah.