It is now clear that Netanyahu said no to a cease fire, and now the question is whether the US is willing to apply any real pressure or consequences. I'm not holding my breath.

The killing has to stop. Western nations should have stopped arming Israel's offensive months ago. That is the only action that Netanyahu won't be able to ignore.

I don't understand what the US sees as the long-term goal here. One day, this will end, and the full story will come out over years of court cases and academic articles, NGO reports, and books. Biden and Blinken won't look good. At least if they end it late, they ended it

I don't understand how grown ups can still behave like Israel and Hamas, and others, claiming to own others area or they don't like what religion you belong, who you love and more. Who are you to decide? Leaders make their own truth. Citizens usually got another, but suffer for leaders stupidity.