SAFA — Hamas will participate in the upcoming legislative and Palestinian National Council elections in November as part of the broadest possible national coalition, senior Hamas official Husam Badran said Wednesday.

Badran said Hamas rejects any attempt to exclude the movement from the electoral process or reshape the Palestinian political system in a way that contradicts the will of the Palestinian people.

Speaking to the press, he said Hamas plans to contest the elections as part of the “largest and broadest possible national coalition,” bringing together Palestinian political factions, forces and independent figures.

He added that Hamas’ political, legal and media committees in the West Bank, Gaza and abroad have begun preparations for the elections.

Badran described the vote as a “historic opportunity” to end nearly two decades of unilateral decision-making in Palestinian politics.

He said Palestinians have an inherent right to choose their representatives and political programme, despite the lack of national consensus surrounding the current call for elections.

Badran rejected the imposition of political conditions on participation, saying Hamas was communicating with Palestinian factions and political figures to help ensure elections in which Palestinians can freely choose their representatives and political programme.

He said Hamas has held consultations for more than a month with various Palestinian factions and political figures, including Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Palestinian National Initiative and the Democratic Reform Current within Fatah.

The consultations, he said, are aimed at forming a broad electoral list based on a shared political platform.

According to Badran, the proposed coalition would focus on providing relief to Gaza and supporting reconstruction, strengthening the West Bank, confronting settlement expansion, addressing the Palestinian financial crisis, and tackling issues related to prisoners, those killed during the Israeli genocide, refugee camps and education.

He also called for presidential elections to be held alongside the legislative elections or for a clear date to be set for them.

Badran rejected the appointment of representatives to National Council seats allocated to Palestinians abroad, calling instead for elections to be held in diaspora countries wherever possible.

He further called on Egypt to host an inclusive national dialogue in Cairo, bringing together all Palestinian factions and political groups to reach an agreement on electoral mechanisms and address the participation of Palestinians in Jerusalem, Gaza and the diaspora.

On efforts to end the Israeli war in Gaza, Badran said Hamas was responding positively and flexibly to proposals aimed at ending the Israeli genocide and safeguarding Palestinian rights.

He said the movement had agreed to a 15-point “road map” and was continuing consultations with Palestinian factions over the political track.

Badran also warned of Israeli plans targeting the West Bank and Jerusalem, saying the developments represented a strategic effort to alter realities on the ground and impose new facts.

He said Hamas was coordinating with various Palestinian forces to develop a national strategy to confront settlement expansion and efforts to change the character of Jerusalem.

Badran stressed that Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque remain central priorities for Hamas, adding that the movement would continue raising the issue of Palestinian prisoners in international and regional forums.

He described their situation as a “bleeding wound” amid the conditions they face in Israeli prisons.