Hamas, the militant Islamic group, will not only challenge Mahmoud Abbas’s moderate Fatah movement in the elections in July, but also seek to topple it from leadership of the Palestinian parliament. Mahmoud Zahar, Hamas’s senior leader in Gaza, disclosed the full extent of the group’s ambitions in a rare interview. He confirmed that it will contest seats in Palestinian Legislative Council elections in the same month that Israel withdraws from Gaza, and join the Cabinet if it wins.Full Story