Smoke rising following an Israeli airstrike east of Rafah, Gaza Strip, on May 6, 2024.
AP Photo/Ismael Abu Dayyah
- Israel and Hamas are engaged in tense cease-fire talks despite fighting in Rafah.
- Israeli PM Netanyahu rejected the latest proposal, saying it fell "very far" from Israel's demands.
- Israel wants to keep its right to conduct more operations in Gaza, an analyst told Al-Jazeera.
Cease-fire talks to end the fighting in Gaza are still taking place in the background...