Biden Aides Press for Renewed Talks to Get Gaza Cease-Fire Done

A senior Biden administration official called on Israel to redouble negotiations on a Gaza cease-fire, saying the risk of a wider regional conflict increases the urgency of reaching a deal with Hamas.

US Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer’s appeal for both sides to “get back to the table” follows the killings of senior militants in Beirut and Tehran last week, Iran’s threat of retaliation against Israel and an intensified Israeli alert against possible reprisals by Iran-backed Hezbollah from Lebanon.

“We are in a moment that appears to be of heightened threat,” Finer said in an interview with CBS’s ...