Why did Hamas change its position on the Palestinian elections?
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh informs Hanna Nasser, head of the Palestinian Central Election Commission, that Hamas agrees to the plan for holding Palestinian elections [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor] January 7, 2021 at 10:53 am
Ismail Haniyeh s message to President Mahmoud Abbas included Hamas s agreement to hold legislative, presidential and Palestinian National Council elections, respectively, within six months of the issuance of the election decree or decrees. So why did Hamas change its position and agree to successive elections, and does this change pave the way for actually holding them?
The Hamas narrative that it changed its position because it obtained guarantees from friendly Arab and other countries that the president will hold elections within six months is unfitting, as it indicates that Palestinian affairs are in the hands of others and cannot be taken seriously. How can these countries guarantee
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The health charity Medical Aid for Palestinians issued an urgent call on Monday for boosted emergency funding to Gaza.
The number of COVID-19 cases in the besieged territory has increased by more than 65 percent over the past three weeks, the charity stated, “stretching the capacity of Gaza’s beleaguered health system.”
Testing capacity is limited to around 2,000 tests per day and the health ministry in the territory temporarily ran out earlier this month. While the World Health Organization made an emergency shipment of kits, health authorities said they amount to only one week’s worth of supplies.