Hamas refuses to participate in local Palestinian elections

Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English
  • 7 years ago
Palestinians are voting in the first local election in the occupied West Bank since 2012.

However, Hamas, which controls Gaza, is refusing to participate.

Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports from Ramallah.

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