Israel and Hamas cannot reach an agreement on a truce in Gaza: What are the obstacles?. Despite the new round of negotiations, there are no results for now and the fighting continues.
What does each party ask for? The Israeli army on Thursday intensified its bombing of the city of Rafah, a refuge for hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israel wants to expel Hamas from power in Gaza. The group is determined to maintain its control over the Palestinian enclave.