Okay, I think we've avoided it and some may be of different mindset but here goes.
Strictly my opinion.A cease fire is possible immediately if: Hamas releases the hostages, and the bodies of those already killed, and their leaders turn themselves into the World Court for the attack, rape, pillage, murder and kidnapping they committed on 10/7. So simple. They started it. They can end it anytime they want.
After it's over the UN and the World Court can then judge Israel actions if they want.
ALONG THOSE LINES FOR THOSE WHO LIKE ANALYSING DATA:
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/how-gaza-health-ministry-fakes-casualty-numbersThe fatalities released by the Gaza Health Ministry have always been suspect. There's no way to verify them, but a group has a data analysis on just the raw data.
The daily killed numbers are too regular and do not fluctuate with the daily combat activities. 270 per day +/- a small %.
The ratios of women to children killed are far from expectation.
The ratios of women to men killed are skewed.
There conclusion is that Hamas picked a daily number and varies it only nominally.
Then they pick a random number of that to represent women killed.
Add in enough children killed to make it at least 70%.
Then the remainder, if any, is assigned to men. (Which is why on days with highest number of women killed there are near zero men killed.)
Now I realize this could be because of the fog of war affecting data reporting, but I still find it fascinating the analysis that can be gleamed from raw data.
(The fact that I just rewatched the latest remake of Midway might have influenced me.)