For international relations and for mass media, the show must go on. Instead on the ground, where the fighting is ongoing, there is no window-dressing, but only combat with destruction, injuries and death. One aspect is clear and that is if Israel does not greatly degrade Hamas, the chances of the Black Sabbath October massacres, will increase in number. So first priority is stopping Hamas from its killing spree, while minimising loss of non combatants, which is not an easy task, but doable.