Israel’s brutal war on Gaza has long prompted calls for a ceasefire, but no end to the hostilities has yet been reached. The Israeli campaign, currently on its 122nd day, has killed almost 27,500 people and created a humanitarian disaster in the strip. Palestinians in Gaza have suffered for months with no respite except a weeklong pause in fighting that finished on 1 December. Negotiations US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the Middle East for another crisis tour on Monday in a bid to secure a new truce. He is hoping to shore up support for a proposal thrashed out in a Paris meetin…