JERUSALEM, Jan. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Israel showed concerns on Thursday over a Hamas victory in the Jan. 25 Palestinian parliamentary elections, Israel Radio reported.

   Hamas will have to deal with the termination of international aid to the Palestinians, former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres said.

   Peres made the remarks after Hamas appears to have won a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections, defeating the ruling Fatah movement led by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.

   Israeli Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said earlier that Israel can not trust a Palestinian leadership in which the Islamic Hamas has a role.

   In a meeting with U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden on Wednesday, Olmert said "Israel can't accept a situation in which Hamas, in its present form as a terror group calling for the destruction of Israel, will be part of the Palestinian National Authority without disarming."

   "I won't hold negotiations with a government that does not stick to its most basic obligation of fighting terror," he asserted.

   Israel is willing to help the Palestinians and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas "a great deal" but only if they crack down on "terror groups", Olmert stressed.

   Israel, like the United States and the European Union, lists Hamas as a terrorist organization.

   Olmert will convene a special meeting with defense chiefs Thursday evening to discuss the apparent Hamas victory, Israel Radio said.

   The meeting will include Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, the radio added.

   Meanwhile, chairman of Israel's leftist Meretz Party Yossi Beilin said there is still a chance for an agreement with moderate Palestinians despite the election results, calling on Olmert to immediately launch peace talks with Abbas.

   He blamed Israel for strengthening Hamas, saying "Israel has a large role in weakening the Palestinian National Authority and strengthening Hamas."

   "The unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, not as part of an agreement with Abu Mazen (Abbas), greatly strengthened Hamas," he was quoted by Israel Radio as saying.

   Hamas claimed earlier Thursday that it has captured a majority in district voting in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, making the group likely to win a parliamentary majority.

   Hamas' victory in the elections cast doubts over the Mideast peace process since the Islamic group vows never to lay down arms while Israel insists the group be disarmed. Enditem