Fatah, meanwhile, seemed unprepared.

与此同时的法塔赫，则显得没有准备。

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But Fatah has little to bargain with.

不过法塔赫讨价还价的本钱不多。

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Fatah, however, never fully relinquished control.

不过法塔赫从未交出全部的控制权。

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Yet it developed partly as a result of Israeli support for the idea of a Muslim religious group as a balance against Fatah under Yasser Arafat.

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Hamas captured control of Gaza from the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in 2007.

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Egypt has been mediating between rival Palestinian factions Fatah in the West Bank and Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.

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So if he moves ahead, it looks like Fatah could be having an election with itself.

NPR: Gaza Cease-Fire Disrupted by Gun Battle

Factional fighting between Fatah and Hamas claimed more than 90 Palestinian lives between December and February.

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Abbas' Fatah group dominated Palestinian politics for decades until last year, when Hamas won legislative elections.

CNN: Palestinian fighting 'will burn all of us,' official says