That led to bitter infighting, culminating in Hamas’ violent seizure of the Gaza Strip a year later and leaving Abbas’ administration limited to enclaves in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. In the meantime, 28 teams from the Central Elections Committee deployed to help register voters in Gaza, where internet access is limited. Israel and Egypt imposed a crippling blockade after the takeover, and the rival Palestinian factions have bickered over the provision of public services. After two days of talks in Cairo, the Palestinian factions said Tuesday that they had agreed on some key points for holding elections. If it refuses to allow voting in the city, the Palestinian factions could cite that as a reason for cancelling or delaying the elections.

Source: Egypt Independent February 10, 2021 14:15 UTC