Israel bombards Rafah ahead of talks aimed at sealing truce

Smoke billows following Israeli bombardment in Rafah, after an evacuation order was issued for the Gazan city's east. PHOTO | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the proposal "is far from Israel's essential demands", but the government would send negotiators for talks "to exhaust the potential for arriving at an agreement".