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Hamas boycotts West Bank elections, members run in independent lists

Hamas members joined independent lists and alliances in the second round of the West Bank municipal elections, despite the movement’s official boycott of the vote.

An elderly Palestinian man casts his ballot.
An elderly Palestinian man casts his ballot as he votes in the local elections in Beit Furik, east of the West Bank city of Nablus, on March 26, 2022. — JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images

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