By Arafat Barbakh, Simon Lewis and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/TEL AVIV/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Tuesday to make “hard choices” to normalize relations with more of its neighbours, a new appeal to smooth the path to creating a Palestinian state. Blinken, in his fourth visit to the Middle East since the war erupted in October, also urged Israel to support Palestinian leaders willing to live peacefully alongside Israelis and warned the daily toll in its war with Hamas in Gaza was far too high. It was also vital that Israel achieve its objective of eradica…