{
  "id": 2764986,
  "title": "Hamas in talks with former Fatah rival Mohammed Dahlan ahead of Palestinian elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/hamas-in-talks-with-former-fatah-rival-mohammed-dahlan-ahead-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T10:14:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906310"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hamas is considering potential alliances with former Fatah figures, including Mohammed Dahlan, and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine in the lead-up to the upcoming Palestinian Legislative Council elections on November 28, 2026. This will be the first Palestinian legislative election in two decades since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip a year after the previous election.\n\nDahlan, a former head of the Preventive Security Service, met with Hamas chief Khalil Al Hayya in Egypt to discuss the unity of the national position and the Democratic Reform Bloc's stance. Imad Mohsen, spokesperson for the Democratic Reform Movement, revealed that Dahlan and Hayya \"discussed in depth and with responsibility all issues concerning our Palestinian arena, foremost among them the efforts to protect our people and strengthen the national position.\"\n\nDahlan, who rose to prominence as the first head of the Preventive Security Service, accused both Fatah and Hamas of corruption and reportedly played a role in a US-backed plot to unseat Hamas in 2007. However, he began to mend ties with Hamas in 2017 and has since appeared at public online events with officials from the group.\n\nHamas has confirmed forming a \"political alliance\" with multiple factions, though the matter remains under study. Fatah spokesperson Abdul Fattah Dawla dismissed the alliance as illegitimate, questioning its political and national basis, objectives, and reference points. According to Dr. Harel Chorev, a senior researcher at the Moshe Dayan Center, Dahlan's temporary connection with Hamas should be viewed as a strategic move to maintain his influence in the Gaza Strip rather than a genuine alliance.",
  "summary": "The election, set to be held on November 28, 2026, will be the first Palestinian legislative election in two decades, following Hamas’s takeover of the Gaza Strip a year after the previous election.",
  "key_points": [
    "Hamas considers unity with former Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan for upcoming elections.",
    "Former Preventive Security Service head Dahlan met with Hamas chief Khalil Al Hayya in Egypt.",
    "Fatah spokesperson Abdul Fattah Dawla dismisses potential alliance as illegitimate."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}