Local elections in the West Bank and part of Gaza could test public trust
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A Palestinian man votes in local elections, the first in two decades in Gaza and the first in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Al-Ubaidiya, West Bank, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)Palestinian women line up in front of a polling station to vote for local elections, the first in two decades in Gaza and the first in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)The election committee is sorting the lists of candidates in local elections first in two decades in Gaza and the first in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)The election committee is sorting the lists of candidates during local elections first in two decades in Gaza and the first in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Palestinian Christians cast their votes in local elections at a polling station in Bethlehem, West Bank, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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A Palestinian man votes in local elections, the first in two decades in Gaza and the first in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Al-Ubaidiya, West Bank, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)