Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad have rejected an Egyptian proposal that they relinquish power in the Gaza Strip in return for a permanent ceasefire, two Egyptian security sources told Reuters on Monday.
First off, why anybody is downvoting this link from Reuters is beyond me. Don’t shoot the messenger.
Secondly, this is why Palestinians can’t have nice things … like a homeland Israel doesn’t control. All because Hamas is acting like a dictatorial asshole. The hell they won’t allow elections??? It’s because they might not win, so all Palestinians lose instead.
Egypt proposed elections while offering assurances to Hamas that its members would not be chased or prosecuted, but the Islamist group rejected any concessions other than hostage releases, the sources said.
Sadly support for Hamas has been growing as a resort of this conflict.
They seem pleased with the outcome, so why would they agree to compromise? It’s a horrible situation.
Actually no, according to the poll Hamas support in Gaza slipped(while it grew in PA).
Only 52% of Gazans supported HAMAS a few weeks ago, and it may be even lower right now. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/poll-shows-palestinians-back-oct-7-attack-israel-support-hamas-rises-2023-12-14/
i mean, 52% still sounds high, but I don’t know what the number was in September either.
People downvote anything that doesn’t fit their narrative sadly, especially on Lemmy where downvotes are anonymous. (Compared to kbin/mbin where they’re public)
And yes, there were no elections in Gaza since Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip, Hamas actually pushed out opposition it had in there (ex. FATAH) and either killed them or forced them to leave.
