{"id":337989,"date":"2026-04-25T21:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/palestinians-vote-in-the-occupied-west-bank-and-gaza-in-first-elections-since-outbreak-of-war\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T21:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:00:43","slug":"palestinians-vote-in-the-occupied-west-bank-and-gaza-in-first-elections-since-outbreak-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/palestinians-vote-in-the-occupied-west-bank-and-gaza-in-first-elections-since-outbreak-of-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinians vote in the occupied West Bank and Gaza in first elections since outbreak of war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/7AvyPzsgmaA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Palestinians vote in the occupied West Bank and Gaza in first elections since outbreak of war\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7AvyPzsgmaA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Palestinians are voting for the first time since the Gaza war began in October 2023, with municipal elections taking place across the occupied West Bank and \u2014 for the first time in two decades \u2014 in one city in Gaza. More than one million Palestinians are eligible to cast ballots. Voting is concentrated almost entirely in the occupied West Bank, but is also being held in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza \u2014 the only city in the enclave with enough infrastructure and stability to hold elections. DW has the latest from the occupied West Bank. <\/p>\n<p>#gaza #westbank #currentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Palestinians vote in Deir al-Balah, Gaza<br \/>\n00:43 Voting across the occupied West Bank<br \/>\n01:58 Voting under difficult conditions in Gaza and the West Bank<br \/>\n03:18 How Palestinians view the elections<br \/>\n04:24 How Israel regards the vote<br \/>\n05:40 Why joint West Bank-Gaza elections matter<br \/>\n06:48 West Bank Palestinians speak to DW <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palestinians are voting for the first time since the Gaza war began in October 2023, with municipal elections taking place across the occupied West Bank and \u2014 for the first time in two decades \u2014 in one city in Gaza. 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