Court excludes Gaza from municipal polls

The Palestinian high court has ruled the upcoming municipal elections can only be held in the West Bank and not the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Elections in the West Bank and Gaza were originally scheduled for October 8, but the Ramallah court last month suspended them until it could decide if Gaza should be included in […]

The Palestinian high court has ruled the upcoming municipal elections can only be held in the West Bank and not the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Elections in the West Bank and Gaza were originally scheduled for October 8, but the Ramallah court last month suspended them until it could decide if Gaza should be included in the process.
The court has asked the elections committee to set a new date for the polls.
He said, however, the judiciary in Gaza did not have necessary “guarantees” in place to hold the vote.