Hamas, Islamic Jihad and a powerful ex-Fatah official form an unlikely electoral alliance

ISTANBUL (AP) — Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad group have agreed to form an unlikely electoral coalition with a former top Fatah official who has close ties to the United Arab Emirates, Israel’s closest ally in the Middle East, Palestinian officials told The Associated Press. The alliance could be well positioned to threaten the...

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