"the militant Palestinian movement faces imminent decisions which will be critical to its own continued existence and the potential for peace in Gaza. According to the BBC and press reports in the Gulf, Hamas members in Gaza have already voted. Those in the West Bank, in Israeli prisons and the diaspora are also expected to cast ballots for delegates to the movement's 50-member general Shura council, which ultimately chooses its politburo and a new interim leader. The process could last weeks."
"The new leader will have to decide how far to cooperate with a US-sponsored peace plan, whether to disarm and how much of its arsenal to give up, what to demand in return from Israel in terms of withdrawal from the territory and whether to press for inclusion in a new Gaza government or fade into the political background. Much of the Hamas leadership has been killed by Israel in a military campaign that also razed much of Gaza."
Hamas members across Gaza, the West Bank, Israeli prisons and the diaspora are voting for delegates to a 50-member general Shura council that chooses the politburo and an interim leader. The election process could last weeks. The incoming leader will face decisions about cooperating with a US-sponsored peace plan, potential disarmament, how much of the arsenal to relinquish, demands for Israeli withdrawal and whether to seek inclusion in a new Gaza government or recede politically. Much of the movement's leadership has been killed in an Israeli military campaign that devastated Gaza and caused tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths. Khalil al-Hayya and Khaled Meshaal are viewed as frontrunners.
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