Don T. .... The following statement is from Mahmoud al-Zahar
"But asked about Hamas' call for Israel's destruction, Zahar would not say whether that remains the goal. "We are not speaking about the future, we are speaking now," he said."
He never denied the call for Israel's destruction.
Definition of destroy from Merriam-Webster: 2 a : to put out of existence : KILL b : NEUTRALIZE : ANNIHILATE, VANQUISH