U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to meet Israeli leaders on Tuesday as the Israeli military said its war on Gaza will rage all year. Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv late Monday to brief Israeli officials on his two days of talks with Arab leaders on de-escalating Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza since 7 October. He also said he would press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “on the absolute imperative to do more to protect civilians and to do more to make sure that humanitarian assistance is getting into the hands of those who need it.” Israel must allow displaced Pal…