Original sentence: Following the Battle for Gaza in June 2007, when Hamas used force to take control of the Gaza Strip after Fatah refused to hand over control to the new government, elected Hamas officials were ousted from their positions in the Palestinian National Authority government in the West Bank and were replaced by rival Fatah members as well as independents
Edited sentence: Following the Battle for Gaza in June 2007, when Hamas used force to take control of the Gaza Strip, its members were ousted from its positions in the Palestinian National Authority government in the West Bank and were replaced by rival Fatah members as well as independents