NEW Party supporters celebrate historic victory

Описание: (26 Jan 2006)
Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip
1. Wide shot thousands of Hamas supporters marching in streets, with green Hamas flags and Palestinian flags
2. Various of Hamas supporters chanting slogans in support of Hamas
3. Close up guns carried by supporters
4. Supporters firing in the air
5. Various of Hamas supporters chanting and giving V for victory signs
6. Various vehicles decked with flags and supporters on board
7. Close up happy boys on back of tractor
8. Vehicle covered in green Hamas cloth, supporters hanging out of windows
9. Hamas flag decked vehicle, supporters on board
Rafah, southern Gaza Strip
10. Wide shot Hamas supporters march in street
11. Convoy of cars with green Hamas flags beeping horns
12. Mid shot Hamas supporters chanting God is great
13. Supporters firing in air
14. White car and man on it
15. Various of march
16. Up shot of car with Hamas gunmen on
17. Car decked with posters of Hamas leaders
18. Supporter firing in air
19. Hamas supporter on horseback
20. Hamas supporter firing in air, horse behind
STORYLINE:
Thousands of Hamas supporters took to the streets in a sea of green across the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday to celebrate the apparent sweeping victory of the Islamic militant group in the Palestinian Parliamentary elections.
Hamas captured a large majority of seats in the Palestinian legislative elections, officials in Hamas and the ruling Fatah Party said on Thursday - a result which has redrawn the region's political landscape.
Palestinian election officials confirmed that Hamas had won a large majority of the seats in electoral districts in the West Bank and Gaza.
Half the seats in Wednesday's parliament vote were chosen on a national list and the other half by districts.
The Central Election Commission said the vote count had not been completed and that it would make an official announcement at 7 p.m. (1700 gmt) on Thursday.
Initial exit polls on Wednesday night had forecast a slight edge for Fatah, with Hamas coming in a strong second.
The polls predicted that neither Hamas nor Fatah would have enough seats to form a government alone, and would have to rely on smaller parties to form a coalition.
However, on Thursday morning, senior Hamas politician Ismail Haniyeh said his group had won about 70 seats in the 132-member parliament.
Later in the day, another Hamas official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the number had risen to at least 75.
Officials in Fatah conceded that Hamas had won about 70 seats.
They spoke on condition of anonymity because counting in some districts was continuing.
Israel, which assassinated the last two Hamas leaders, and the United States have said they would not deal with a Palestinian government with any Hamas representation.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said he would step down if he could no longer pursue his peace agenda with Israel.
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