Odd that your position wouldn't be to call for the release of the hostages - elderly, children and women being raped - and then instany there would be a ceasefire

Blows my mind that people who want a cease fire refuse to state clearly and unequivocally that the hostages must be releaased

Until then there will be no ceasefire. Would you leave your daugter with rapists and tell your wife to stop fighting for them and we'll figure it out later?

As awful as was is - for the dead and injured on both sides - the causualty rate is a tiny fraction of Syria, Ukraine, Yemen and many others where is the hand wringing over those conflicts?