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Gaza, Afifa noted. In this regard, the vote is of particular significance for the Palestinian Authority (PA), analysts say. By simultaneously holding elections
Palestinian territory, the war on Gaza, and the regional conflict in Iran," Rami Hamdallah, chair of the Ramallah-based Central Election Commission and a former prime minister, told journalists. "Simply holding the elections in Deir
Gaza, either unilaterally or in concert, however. In July 2025 Streeting wrote that Israel’s rogue state behaviour justified applying sanctions to the state, “not just a few ministers”*.* The most significant government moves until
Gaza, which [a United Nations inquiry says](/news/2025/9/16/first-head-of-united-nations-body-declares-israels-gaza-war-a-genocide) amounts to genocide, and it has refused to recognise Palestinian statehood. But relations between Israel and Italy have soured recently. On Monday, the Italian ambassador
elect 18 representatives to the central committee and 80 to the movement's parliament, known as the revolutionary council. Speaking among the ruins of Gaza, a Fatah activist, Samah al-Rawagh – who is joining
election results of Fatah’s top body saw the replacement of half of the incumbent old guard. Those included all but one of Gaza’s representatives in the Central Committee, with Ahmed Hilles, a close
significant political sway and financial resources, Christian Zionism played a key role in establishing unconditional US support for Israel among the right-wing base. The movement also helped elect George W Bush for two terms
election is anyone's guess. Polls suggest Birmingham's electorate has fully embraced five-party politics, with a healthy number of independent candidates giving city voters a sixth option. Reform UK is feeling confident
elected. Analysts have suggested that retaining office may be the Israeli prime minister’s main military objective, leaving Netanyahu walking an increasingly narrow tightrope. ## Is this a real split or just political theatre? Many analysts
Palestinians in Gaza. After an Israeli intensification in 2024 that killed much of Hezbollah’s military leadership, including its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, and the fall of the group’s ally Bashar al-Assad
significant proportion of Israelis are opposed to Netanyahu, the Bennett-Lapid alliance is not new, and has its own opponents. When the two opposition figures last [joined forces](/news/2021/5/31/close-look-at-israels-potential-coalition-against-netanyahu) in 2021 and won the election
Gaza. "A bully pulpit for Mansour would not improve the lives of Palestinians and would significantly damage U.S. relations with the PA [Palestinian Authority]. Congress will take it extremely seriously," the cable says. Palestinian Authority
significant for Turkiye.” Ali Bakir, a senior nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, said the prototype marks a breakthrough for Ankara. “This development symbolises a leap in its missile capabilities
elected on 2 June alongside the president of the assembly’s next year-long session. The US mission has “repeatedly appealed” to the Palestinians to stand down, according to the cable. “In a worst case
significant role in the vote, arguing instead that international opposition to Berlin’s backing of Israel was more likely the decisive factor. “Let’s be clear: Germany’s support for Ukraine had nothing
Gaza, which has prompted an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu](/news/2024/11/21/icc-issues-arrest-warrant-for-israeli-pm-netanyahu-for-war-crimes-in-gaza) over alleged war crimes, has made it a source of growing opprobrium around the world. But a handful
significance. ## Starmer’s ‘referendum’ The vote comes as Starmer is politically weakened. A YouGov poll conducted in April suggested that 70 percent of respondents believed Starmer was doing “badly”. These elections are in many ways
Gaza war disrupted that framework. Millions of Americans were exposed daily to images of flattened neighbourhoods, destroyed hospitals, starving civilians and mass casualties circulating on social media. Whatever one’s views on Hamas or Israeli
significant”, signalling that major obstacles still stand in the way of a formal agreement. Meanwhile, outrage is growing over Israel’s treatment of Gaza aid flotilla activists after organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla said
Palestinian American representative at the [Democratic National Convention](/news/2024/8/23/parties-and-grief-a-stark-contrast-at-the-democratic-national-convention) in August 2024. Some polls have suggested that the Gaza policy was one of the main reasons Harris lost the election. A 2025 IMEU Policy Project