Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announces that legislative (parliamentary) elections will be held in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in late November. Multiple outlets report that this is the first parliamentary election in about two decades, after the electoral process has been frozen since 2006. The announcement comes as Palestinian politics remain split since 2007, with Hamas controlling Gaza while Abbas’s Fatah-led Palestinian Authority governs parts of the West Bank. According to one report, Abbas sets the election date for November 28, reviving a process that has been stalled for nearly two decades. Other coverage states elections will be held in November without specifying the exact day. The reports also note that presidential elections are planned separately for early 2027, according to a separate timeline described by one outlet. The announcement is presented as a step toward governance reforms and accountability, following continued domestic and international calls for renewed electoral and political arrangements.