Since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, support for Hamas has surged in the West Bank, where the rival Fatah party that runs the Palestinian Authority is deeply unpopular.
Released Palestinian prisoners react after leaving the Israeli military prison, Ofer, amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, near Ramallah in the West Bank November 26, 2023.(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)ByMOHAMMAD AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE