AP "...after Hamas violently wrested control of Gaza from security forces loyal to Abbas in June 2007..." Abbas aide: Hamas doesn't have to recognize Israel - Yahoo! News Reuters "...which has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007 after ousting Fatah in a civil war." Fatah, Hamas end feud, agree to interim government - Yahoo! News Fatah lost the elections and refused to step down. Why don't they report it as it happened?
And that begs the question: If Fatah lost the elections, why is it reported that Fatah is the government in the West Bank?