Israeli sources cited by Reuters news agency said that construction has begun on an underground barrier along a small stretch of its boundary line with Gaza. <br /><br /> In the past Hamas militants have used underground tunnels to attack Israel.<br /><br /> “The Palestinian people and the resistance can overcome all the obstacles made by the occupation,” said Hamas spokesman Salah Al-Bardaweek, refering to Israel. “The resistance is creative and advanced and doesn’t care about the occupation’s procedures.”<br /><br /> The Palestinian High Court in Ramallah has suspended local elections that were scheduled for next month.<br /><br /> The ruling was made after a dispute over party lists and the inability to hold the vote in East Jerusalem, which is annexed by Israel. <br /><br /> Interfax news agency reported Russia’s foreign ministry said that the Palestinian president and Israeli prime minister had agreed in principal to meet in Moscow. <br /><br /> No date was given for the meeting.<br /><br /> Last week, “Hamas-controlled courts in Gaza disqualified four Fatah-backed slates of candidates”, and then five more Fatah lists this week.— Daniel Wickham (@DanielWickham93) September 8, 2016<br />
