US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to the Middle East on Thursday on his fourth trip since Israel’s war on Gaza, expecting tough talks as he presses for immediate new aid for battered Gaza and de-escalation in the region. The top US diplomat will visit both Israel and the occupied West Bank, home of the Palestinian Authority, and five Arab countries- Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the State Department said. Blinken will leave late Thursday and first go to Turkey\- that has increased its criticism on ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza- followed by …