Palestinians vote in local polls despite Hamas opposition

Palestinians voted in the municipal elections in the West Bank despite the opposition of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), which has been ruling the coastal enclave since 2007.The local vote came after President Mahmoud Abbas cancelled ...

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