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Hamas is related to the West Bank through its political rivalry with the governing Fatah faction [1] and its role in the territorial division that complicates Palestinian statehood negotiations [2]. Furthermore, Hamas has actively directed military operations within the West Bank [3], contributing to the volatile security and political crises currently affecting the Palestinian Authority in that region [4].
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Monday Briefing: Israel-Hamas war: Conflict scenarios, ... mei.edu 2 facts
claimThe Palestinian Authority leadership is infuriated by Hamas' actions, which initiated the conflict, and is aware of the volatile security, political, and economic crises facing the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.
claimSince 2007, the Israeli government has utilized Hamas's control of Gaza to argue that the division between the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza leaves Israel without a representative Palestinian interlocutor for negotiations, thereby denying Palestinians a path to statehood.
Iran's Islamist Proxies in the Middle East - Wilson Center wilsoncenter.org 1 fact
claimThe US Treasury and State Departments sanctioned Hamas Political Bureau member Salih al Aruri in 2015 for funding and directing military operations in the West Bank against Israel.
Iran's 'Axis of Resistance': The proxy forces shaping Mideast conflicts latimes.com 1 fact
claimHamas is a longtime rival of the secular Fatah faction, which governs in Palestinian-held areas of the West Bank.