The Israeli government described talks in Paris on a possible new ceasefire in the Gaza war and the release of further hostages as “constructive” on Sunday. However, there are still “significant gaps” on positions, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after a meeting between CIA intelligence chief William Burns and representatives of Israel, Egypt and Qatar in the French capital The parties plan to meet again this week to continue the discussions, the statement said. US negotiators have drawn up a draft based on proposals from Israel and the Palestinian militant organiz…