The United States believes negotiations on a cease-fire and hostage release deal “should be able to close the remaining gaps” between Israel and Hamas, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said, as talks continue in Cairo. The Biden administration has paused the shipment of thousands of bombs to Israel as U.S. concerns grow about the long-planned ground operation in Rafah — the first known delay in U.S. arms to Israel since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.