Source in Hamas: A national alliance will present its list for the legislative elections

A leading source in the Hamas movement confirmed that a national alliance including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Reformist Current in Fatah will present a unified list for the Palestinian legislative elections scheduled for November 2026, stressing the movement's rejection of postponing the elections without a national consensus.

The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas renewed its readiness to contest the Palestinian legislative and presidential elections if they are held. Al-Arabi TV quoted a leading source in the movement on the evening of Friday, October 9, 2026, confirming the existence of a national alliance including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Reformist Current in the Fatah movement, which will run for the legislative elections with a single list. The source explained that the "alliance list" will submit its candidacy application for the elections in Gaza and the West Bank simultaneously on the morning of Tuesday, the last day of candidacy for the elections planned for November of this year. The source confirmed that Hamas informed the leadership of the Palestinian Authority and the Fatah movement during the Cairo meetings of its rejection of postponing the elections without a national consensus. This comes in the context of the presidential decree issued on July 9, 2026, by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, which called for holding legislative elections in all territories of the State of Palestine, including the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, with voting to take place on November 28, 2026. The article conveys statements from only one source without commentary or analysis from the writer.