The leader of Hamas wants to pull Israel into a wider regional war, US intelligence shows, becoming increasingly determined recently to the point where Yahya Sinwar has no interest in agreeing to a deal to stop the fighting. As Israeli forces pursue him, the New York Times reports, Sinwar has become more fatalistic, and Hamas has shown no willingness to participate in negotiations in weeks. On the other side, US officials consider Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mostly trying to survive politically; they say he might not believe a ceasefire in Gaza would help him. Netanyahu also has …