Hamas leader Sinwar believes regional war will boost group's position: Report

Hamas's leader Yahya Sinwar believes Israel is closer to becoming embroiled in a full-scale regional war which will help the group, US officials believe, according to the New York Times. 

US officials believe Sinwar now sees no benefit to reaching a ceasefire. There has been no serious effort at mediating a deal for weeks. 

However, US officials believe Israel has degraded Hamas's military capabilities, a point underscored by the fact that it has not launched a major counterattack on Israel or opened an offensive front since Israel invaded Lebanon, the NYT report says.