Following presidential decree, Hamas releases 45 Fatah prisoners
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GAZA CITY, Palestine Hamas has warned Israel against meddling in Palestinian national elections, saying it may lead to their postponement. In a statement following a meeting chaired by its
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Egyptian Minister of Energy Tariq el-Molla visited Ramallah last week and met with Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas ahead of the signing of an agreement for the development of natural ...
Facing pressure from the European Union, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas last month set dates for holding general elections for the first time in 15 years. The EU was quick to ...
The Palestinian Authority has struggled to secure vaccines, obtaining just 2,000 doses from Israel for West Bank medical workers and an additional 10,000 doses from Russia. Last week, it ...
After the Israeli disengagement from Gaza in 2005, the Palestinian National Authority held elections in 2006, whereby Hamas won a governing majority of seats (74 of 132 seats). Following the Fatah-Hamas Conflict of 2007 , the Palestinian Authority split in two, with Hamas assuming control of the Gaza Strip and Fatah retaining control of Areas A ...
At the time, the Palestine Legislative Council (PLC), the unicameral legislature of the Palestinian Authority, elected by the Palestinian residents of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, did not include a single Hamas member. The draft Constitution was formulated by the ″Constitutional Committee″, appointed with the ...
A year later, the Islamic group fought deadly street battles with pro-Abbas forces, culminating with Hamas taking over Gaza and separating it politically from the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority administers autonomous enclaves.
A Palestinian medic prepares a shot of the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, in Gaza City, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip began its coronavirus vaccination drive on Monday following the arrival of the first vaccines to the blockaded coastal area.
The Hamas victory in 2006 triggered a bitter dispute with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction, effectively paralyzing the PLC and creating two separate mini-states...
