Correction: The first line of our report should read: 'Voters in Gaza have been taking part in the first election taking place in the Palestinian territory (not territories) in more than 20 years. People in the occupied West Bank voted too, but that territory has held regular local elections.
Palestinians in Gaza voted in municipal elections for the first time in over 20 years, with only the city of Deir al-Balah holding polls, alongside towns in the Israeli-occupied West Bank .
Turnout was low, but many first-time voters said participation mattered after war and displacement.
Organized by the Fatah-run Palestinian Authority, the vote relied on improvised ballot boxes amid Israeli restrictions. With shattered infrastructure and limited powers under occupation, expectations for change remain cautious.