US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning at the start of a fresh round of talks aimed at bringing about a ceasefire in the Gaza war. The release of the hostages held by the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement was currently a top priority, Herzog said at the meeting, according to his office. “We’re determined to get a ceasefire that brings the hostages home, and to get it now. And the only reason that that wouldn’t be achieved is because of Hamas,” Blinken said. Blinken said there was a proposal on the table: “And as we’ve said, no…