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Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – The US top diplomat said Thursday “gaps are narrowing” in talks for a ceasefire in Gaza, and a deal to free hostages held by militants in the devastated coastal territory. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke in Cairo after Israel said its spy chief would head back Friday to Doha for more truce talks with American, Egyptian and Qatari mediators. They are pushing for a deal to secure a six-week truce in the war between Israel and Hamas, now in its sixth month, that would allow hostages to be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, as w…