US will redouble efforts to end conflict after Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's killing

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington will redouble efforts to bring Israel's war on Gaza to an end, after Israel announced that its forces killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

There haven't been any ceasefire talks between Israel, Hamas and mediators Qatar, US and Egypt for several weeks. The talks have snagged on seemingly intractable issues like Israel's creation of the Netzarim Corridor and its insistence on maintaining control of the southern border between Gaza and Egypt.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war.