US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Israel has accepted the latest US-backed proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to the plan. “In a very constructive meeting with Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu today, he confirmed to me that Israel accepts the briefing proposal that he supports it … the next important step is for Hamas to say yes,” Blinken said at a press conference at the US Embassy in Jerusalem. But he warned that it is “crucial now” that all those involved “refrain from taking any actions that could fuel further conflict.” In the …