
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, who traveled to Israel on Friday as the ground war against Hamas in Gaza escalated, urged protections for Palestinian noncombatants and “humanitarian pauses” in the fighting, even as he spoke of “solidarity” with Israel’s right to defend itself. Soon after meeting with Mr. Blinken, however, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel appeared to rebuff the Biden administration’s call for pauses in the military campaign to allow more deliveries into Gaza of badly needed food, water, medicine and other supplies. Mr. Netanyahu said that any...