The dominant Palestinian Fatah faction canceled primary elections in the Gaza Strip after Fatah gunmen stormed polling stations. Fatah said Monday’s vote would be deferred indefinitely, a blow to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ prestige ahead of parliamentary elections in January.
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