US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, as intensive talks on a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages continue. The United States, Egypt and Qatar have been acting as mediators in a series of indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The latest two-day round of talks in Qatar concluded on Friday without a major breakthrough, but negotiations are set to resume in Cairo this week. One unresolved issue remains the fate of the border between Gaza and Egypt. Netanyahu has insisted that the …