Gaza ceasefire talks were under way in Paris on Friday, in what appears to be the most serious push in weeks to end the war in the battered Palestinian enclave and see Israeli and foreign hostages released. A source briefed on the ceasefire talks, who could not be identified by name or nationality, said talks had begun with Israel’s head of Mossad intelligence service meeting separately with each party – Qatar, Egypt and United States. “There are budding signs of optimism about being able to move forward toward the start of a serious negotiation,” the source said. Egypt’s Al Qahera News also r…