Contrary to what others have posted, this is a legit question.
Since Hamas was elected in 2006 there haven't been elections. But the question is "Why?"
Did Hamas clamp down and crush the rights of the people of Gaza after their election?
Did the Gazans support their government, just as the Russians do?
The current Gaza/Israel conflict has been in the 24/7 news cycle for quite some time now. The media is digging deep and struggling to find more to report on this hot topic... YET, we have not heard a single demand in the endless media reporting from Gazans for free and fair elections. None. Zero.
What we have seen is many Gaza citizens openly celebrate the 10/7 Hamas attack on Israel.
Anti-Israel groups are lying to us. Plain and simple.
The Gazans largely support Hamas, just as they largely celebrated the 10/7 attack on Israel.
They do not seek free and fair elections - of course not, they despise western democracy.
Where Gazans start and Hamas ends, and vice-versa, is as shady as where hospitals start and terrorists end and vice-versa in the region.