# Hamas, Islamic Jihad and ex-Fatah official form unlikely Palestinian electoral alliance

https://mins.news/en/video/80051

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-30 10:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b54YEmDMPtE

> Hamas and allied Islamic Jihad have agreed to form an unexpected electoral coalition with a former senior Fatah official who has close ties to the United Arab Emirates, Israel’s closest Middle East ally, Palestinian officials told The Associated Press.

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