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Hamas leaders in West Bank warn of Israeli intimidation ahead of elections

Israeli intelligence warned a prominent Hamas leader in the West Bank against running in the Palestinian elections.

Rasha Abou Jalal
Rasha Abou Jalal
Jan 28, 2021
Members of the Palestinian security forces stand guard outside the Legislative Council building in the occupied-West Bank town of Ramallah, on January 16, 202. - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas announced yesterday dates for the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years, setting legislative polls for May 22 and a July 31 presidential vote. Abbas's Fatah party, which controls the Palestinian Authority based in the occupied West Bank, and the Hamas Islamists, who hold power in Gaza, have for years
Security forces stand guard outside the Palestinian Legislative Council building in the West Bank town of Ramallah Jan. 16, 2021. — AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images

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