Hamas official says agreement reached to hold elections within a year, though Fatah suggests sides are still far from deal

Senior PLO official says Netanyahu, Bennett, Lapid not significantly different for Palestinians, slams Mansour Abbas for joining "extremist" coalition

Neither Cairo nor Amman is convinced that the scheduled Palestinian elections will happen. But with Fatah divided, a Hamas win could ripple out in unwanted ways

Senior official Nasser al-Qidwa has called for 'radical change' in the Palestinian Authority, plans to challenge the main Fatah slate in the upcoming legislative elections

Nasser al-Qidwa, a member of Fatah's powerful central committee and Yasser Arafat's nephew, has long been an Abbas critic; says he hopes the imprisoned Barghouti will head his bloc

Israel demands ballots only in West Bank and Gaza, but hoped-for capital is a red line for the PA, which could use the issue as an excuse to halt the first PA election in 15 years

Representatives of 14 groups gather in Egyptian capital; negotiations may send Palestinians to the ballot box after 15 years, but observers skeptical

Fatah and Hamas have not held elections in 15 years, despite numerous promises to do so, and technical issues could prevent the vote from being held this time too

Former PA security chief doesn't have a 'clean record,' says Azzam al-Ahmad, referring to past conviction; Dahlan spokesperson vows to take 'message to the streets'

Similar announcements have come to naught in the past; top Fatah official says no vote without East Jerusalemites' participation, a request Israel has never granted