Israeli historian and author Benny Morris on Wednesday warned that the Gaza peace deal between Israel and Hamas remains out of reach, adding that the group will never give up its weapons and still seeks Israel’s destruction.

Speaking with ANI, Morris said, “I don’t see a peace occurring between Israel and the Palestinians in the coming years. Hamas will not disarm. Its ideology calls for Israel’s destruction, and it wants to play a part in that destruction.”

Explaining why disarmament is unlikely, Morris said the group’s leaders fear internal rivals as much as Israel. “They will not give up their arms because they want to continue to fight Israel. They also have internal enemies, and if they give up their arms, they are likely to be fired at or killed by those enemies,” he said.

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