Today, August 18, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Israel for the ninth time since October 7, hoping to conclude a Gaza ceasefire agreement, reports The Times of Israel. Blinken reportedly traveled to Israel, where US, Egyptian, and Qatari mediators are seeking to cement a ceasefire agreement in Gaza after two days of talks in Doha. Making his ninth trip to the Middle East since the start of the Gaza war (following Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023), Blinken planned to meet with Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Later on Sunday, Israeli neg…