Foreign policy expert Dr. Walid Phares says a ceasefire would be a defeat for Israel

Foreign policy expert Dr. Walid Phares says that a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war would serve as a defeat for the Jewish state.

"A ceasefire means a defeat for Israel," Phares said on the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show. "[It] means that Hamas will reload. [It] means that the regime in Tehran will send money. That is something unacceptable."

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed last week in Iran as part of an alleged Israeli strike, according to the Associated Press. He was recently replaced by Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7 attack.

Israel and Hamas have been at war since that day's surprise attack on Israel, resulting in 1,200 people being killed. 

Former Chief of Staff of the National Security Council and CIA analyst Fred Fleitz predicted Wednesday that Iran would retaliate against Israel following the death of Haniyeh.

"My guess is that it will be a terrorist attack because the Iranians don't think their missiles are going to get through," Fleitz said on the "John Solomon Reports" podcast. "And it may not be in Israel. It may be an Israeli diplomatic compound on another continent."