APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 14 June 2021. The new head of government administration in Gaza Strip, Essam Al-Dalis works inside his office in Gaza city.
STORYLINE
The Palestinian Islamic Hamas Movement has appointed a new official to run the government administration in the besieged Gaza Strip.
The new head of government administration was identified as member of Hamas Political Bureau Essam Al-Dalis, who succeeded Mohammed Awad.
Since 2017, due to the retention of internal Palestinian division, Hamas has been running the Gaza Strip through an administration led by one of its senior officials.
Hamas won the overwhelming majority of seats in the Palestinian Parliament in free elections held in 2006. The West, the US, Arab states, the Israeli occupation and the Fatah movement rejected the result of the elections.
This situation led to over a year of internal conflict ending with Hamas taking over the Gaza Strip from Fatah on 14 July, 2007. Fatah, backed by Israel, cracked down on Hamas officials in the occupied West Bank.
Several regional and international mediations failed to unite them, the last of which was in 2017, when Hamas made unlimited concessions to Fatah.
Since then, Hamas has been running the besieged enclave through a committee, referred to as the Hamas government in Gaza.
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 14 June 2021. The new head of government administration in Gaza Strip, Essam Al-Dalis works inside his office in Gaza city. STORYLINE The Palestinian Islamic Hamas Movement has appointed a new official to run the government administration in the besieged Gaza Strip. The new head of government administration was identified as member of Hamas Political Bureau Essam Al-Dalis, who succeeded Mohammed Awad. Since 2017, due to the retention of internal Palestinian division, Hamas has been running the Gaza Strip through an administration led by one of its senior officials. Hamas won the overwhelming majority of seats in the Palestinian Parliament in free elections held in 2006. The West, the US, Arab states, the Israeli occupation and the Fatah movement rejected the result of the elections. This situation led to over a year of internal conflict ending with Hamas taking over the Gaza Strip from Fatah on 14 July, 2007. Fatah, backed by Israel, cracked down on Hamas officials in the occupied West Bank. Several regional and international mediations failed to unite them, the last of which was in 2017, when Hamas made unlimited concessions to Fatah. Since then, Hamas has been running the besieged enclave through a committee, referred to as the Hamas government in Gaza. Footage by /APAwire
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