RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Hamas extended big local election gains from the fractured ruling Fatah party on Friday, buoying the Islamic militant group ahead of a Palestinian parliamentary election next month.
Israel said that if Hamas achieved political dominance it would spell an end to all hopes for peace talks because the group is sworn to destroying the Jewish state.
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