Dan Perry, former chairman of the Foreign Press Association of Israel, says he believes that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — looking to contest elections slated for October 2026 — is likely to eventually move towards ending a war that has become deeply unpopular, Al Jazeera reports.

However, he said that “the only logical way out of this is for some version of the PA (Palestinian Authority) to be restored in Gaza”.

“I would expect pressure on Israel to accept that. And I would expect pressure on Hamas to disarm and allow the war to end,” Perry told Al Jazeera, arguing that Arab countries should put pressure on Hamas to do so.

“I think both sides will have a lot to answer for.”