Gaza premiere: two women enter Hamas political office

The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, in power in the Gaza Strip, announced this Sunday evening the composition of its new political office in which two women appear, for the first time in its history.

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Hamas announced last week the re-election of Yahya Sinouar as head of its political office in this Palestinian enclave overpopulated with two million inhabitants and under Israeli blockade.

He unveiled this Sunday the identity of the 20 members of his political bureau at the end of internal polls conducted in the run-up to the first general elections - legislative in May, presidential in July - scheduled in 15 years in the Palestinian Territories.

Among them are two women, Jamila Chanti and Fatima Chourab, herself president of the Women's Commission, according to the official list consulted by AFP.

If Fatima Chourab was entitled to a post at the head of the organization as president of the Women's Commission, Jamila Chanti, she became this Sunday the "

 " within the political office of Hamas, according to a release of the movement.

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 " commented Adnane Abou-Amer, professor. of political science at the Islamic University of Gaza.

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, the conflict continues in series

Hamas is due to hold internal elections for the leader of the entire movement in the coming months.

In addition to the outgoing leader Ismaïl Haniyeh, his deputy Jamal al-Arouri and the former leader of the movement Khaled Mechaal are among the candidates.

In addition to its political wing, Hamas - considered a terrorist organization by many Western countries - has a military wing with thousands of fighters in Gaza which has been at the heart of three wars with Israel (2008, 2012, 2014). .