WASHINGTON, D.C. — With less than six months left in office, President Joe Biden and his team are going for bolder, higher-risk diplomacy on both Gaza and Sudan, seeking to make progress on intractable hotspots and — just maybe — burnish their legacy.

Biden, in an unusually personal appeal, joined the leaders of Egypt and Qatar in not only urging Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire but setting a date — Thursday — for them to meet in the region.

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