Israel cracks down on Hamas as Palestinian election nears - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ahmad Melhem

Ahmad Melhem

Apr 15, 2021

Portraits of Palestinian prisoners held by Israelis — Palestinian demonstrators rally in support of Palestinians currently in Israeli jails, in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, on April 5, 2021. The larger portraits of prisoners they are holding are of Hassan Salameh (L) of Hamas and Marwan Barghouti (C-R), a longtime Fatah member who is running his own slate of candidates in May elections. Salameh has been disqualified from running because he is not on the electoral registry. — SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images

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Palestinian students supporting the Islamic Hamas movement.

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Hadeel Al Gherbawi

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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