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"A Palestinian girl attends a rally at Balata refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus May 6, 2005. President Mahmoud Abbas's ruling Fatah faction survived a challenge by Hamas in Palestinian local elections but the Islamic militant group opposed to peace with Israel showed it is an increasingly potent political force. Unofficial results released on Friday showed Hamas making strong inroads in key urban centres in the West Bank and Gaza, an indicator it could do well in this summer's parliamentary ballot, possibly complicating Abbas's peace efforts."

06 May 2005
REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini

Fonte: Reuters