The stands taken by the two sides signal, at least publicly, that they have not moved any closer to ending their conflict.

President Joe Biden said he’s sending Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel as part of efforts to end the conflict.

For more than a year, the fate of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar seemed entwined with the fate of the war in Gaza. Mr. Sinwar orchestrated the Hamas assault on Israel last October that killed up to 1,200 people,