The Palestinian legislative elections are scheduled for November 28, the first since 2006, according to Al Jazeera.

The Palestinian Central Elections Commission estimates that about 1.24 million Palestinians in Gaza will be eligible to vote and is preparing to hold the vote in the occupied West Bank, occupied East Jerusalem and Gaza. Unemployment in Gaza stands at about 80 percent, according to Al Jazeera. Election authorities are preparing up to 110 polling centers in Gaza for about 1.25 million voters, according to Anadolu Agency.