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Polls open in Gaza area in first municipal election in 20 years
Gaza officials say Deir el-Balah vote is a 'pilot', while occupied West Bank also goes to first polls since 2023 war. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.
This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include Al Jazeera, BBC News.
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Polls open in Gaza area in first municipal election in 20 years
Palestinians in central Gaza and the occupied West Bank are voting in municipal elections, the first local vote held since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Polling stations opened at 7am (04:00 GMT) on Saturday for 70,000 eligible voters in Gaza’s Deir el-Balah area – the first electoral exercise in the.
Palestinians in West Bank and some in Gaza vote in local elections
Palestinians are voting in local elections on Saturday, including the first poll of any kind to be held in Gaza since 2006. Elections are taking place across the occupied West Bank, as well as in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza where Hamas operates. Hamas was not allowed to stand and several other factions have.