US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday as part of ongoing efforts by the US, Qatar and Egypt to negotiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The talks have stalled for months. Blinken’s trip in the Middle East aims to garner support for the latest proposal for a ceasefire in three phases. On Monday in New York, the UN Security Council gave its backing to the multi-stage plan presented by US President Joe Biden. According to the US, only the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement has not yet agreed to the plan. However, the government of Israeli Prime…