Hamas’s new political leader Yahya Sinwar is keen for a ceasefire deal for Gaza, according to reports, as Israeli commitment to the talks remains unclear. Qatari and Egyptian negotiators told CNN that Sinwar is serious about talks to end the 10-month war which has cost nearly 40,000 Palestinian dead. A conference on ending the war and releasing captives held by Hamas in Gaza and Israel will take place at the end of August, but there are questions about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s willingness to take the ceasefire talks seriously despite mounting domestic and international pressure to e…