"A major ground operation there [Rafah] would mean more civilian deaths, it would worsen the humanitarian crisis," says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a joint presser with Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo. Blinken said "gaps are narrowing" in ongoing ceasefire and hostage release talks in Qatar, where the head of Israel's spy agency was due to meet his American and Egyptian counterparts Friday. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES TO COMPLETE VID34LY8C8_EN