GAZA, Jan. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- The Palestinian Central Elections Committee (CEC) said on Thursday that 800 foreign observers will monitor the Palestinian presidential election due to be held on Sunday.

    The CEC said in a statement that the foreign observers will cooperate with 21,000 Palestinian observers to keep a close eye on the poll all over the Palestinian territories including the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.

    In addition, Ammar Dweik, executive director of the CEC, expressed concerns about the current Israeli security measures imposed on the Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank and Gaza as well as the ongoing military operations on the Palestinian lands.

    "The CEC does not count so much on the Israeli official promisesto facilitate the holding of the election by removing checkpoints. We, in fact, expect difficulties instead," said Dweik.

    The official added that the CEC finished all the preparations for Sunday's election and began to distribute the ballot papers across the Palestinian territories. Enditem