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Low voter turnout in Gaza as West Bank holds local elections
Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza voted Saturday in municipal elections, the first since the war in Gaza erupted, with low turnout and a limited political field. Nearly 1.5 million people are registered to. This cluster currently includes 4 articles from 4 sources.
This cluster currently includes 4 articles from 4 sources. Sources in this event include France 24, PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera, and others.
Low voter turnout in Gaza as West Bank holds local elections
Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza voted Saturday in municipal elections, the first since the war in Gaza erupted, with low turnout and a limited political field. Nearly 1.5 million people are registered to vote in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as well as 70,000 people in Gaza's Deir el-Balah area.
Palestinians vote in the first Gaza elections held in more than 20 years
Sam Metz, Associated Press Sam Metz, Associated Press Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians lined up outside polls in tents and donated buildings to vote in the first elections held in part of Gaza in more than two decades. More than 70,000 people.
Joy and desire for change as Gaza’s Deir el-Balah holds elections
Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Early this morning, Salama Badwan, his wife and daughter headed to a polling station in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, to participate in the municipal elections, which are taking place for the first time since 2006. The 43-year-old said he was delighted to be casting a vote after such a long.
Gaza holds first elections in 20 years amid stalled ceasefire process – but only in one city
Gaza held its first elections in more than 20 years on Saturday – but only in one city for a small fraction of the shattered territory’s population – amid a stalled process to advance the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas . The elections took place in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, one of the.