(26 Apr 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Ramallah, West Bank - 26 April 2026 1. Wide of the news conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rami Hamdallah, chair of the Ramallah-based Central Election Commission and former Palestinian prime minister: “Thanks to God, we were able to carry out elections. The turnout was not high (in Deir al-Balah) 23%, but there are many reasons for this 23%. First of all, we relied on the civil registry (records), and as you know, the civil registry (records)