When Israel ordered the Palestinians to evacuate Khan Younis before an "unprecedented attack" on Gaza, much of Washington remained indifferent, even as Canada and European countries threatened Israel's "specific actions" if Israel did not expand its offensiveness.

Despite reportedly increasing pressure on Gaza, where famine is widespread, the White House is still openly supporting Israel. "Hamas rejected repeated ceasefire proposals and therefore bears sole responsibility for the conflict," National Security Council spokesman James Hewitt told the Guardian in an email, maintaining a policy stance under the previous Biden administration despite evidence of a humanitarian disaster.

The Israeli military on Monday directed residents of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, to “evacuate immediately” when preparing to “destroy the capabilities of terrorist organizations” - a signal plan to intensify bombing in a war that has taken the lives of more than 53,000 Palestinians.

Despite Israel's promise to "flat" Gaza, opposition from Congress and opposition from mainstream Democrats have been largely downplayed. While the besieged territory faces what the World Health Organization (Who) calls "one of the world's worst hunger crisis," more than 30 members of the bipartisan have recently appeared in a video of the U.S. Israel Public Affairs Commission (AIPAC) to celebrate Israel's 77th birthday. In New York, leading mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo held the Israeli flag at Sunday's annual Israel Day parade.

This political situation comes as a result of a March Gallup poll that US support for Israel has dropped to 46%, the lowest point in 25 years - while sympathy for Palestinians has risen to a record 33%. Democrats reported sympathy for Palestinians with a three-to-one ratio.

In a recent late show with Stephen Colbert, Senator Bernie Sanders accused Washington of being reluctant to change the financial power of the lobby. "If you speak on this issue, you'll have a super PAC like Aipac," Sanders said. Sanders noted that Aipac's record $14.5 million campaign was paid tribute to the unfortunate Democratic representative Jamaal Bowman after he accused the Israeli genocide.

Despite standing out in Washington’s public discourse, a small number of progressive lawmakers continue to express their objections. Illinois representative Delia Ramirez condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump for their "fatal, irresponsible, extremist duo." "Americans say they don't want to be accomplices in the barbaric campaign. It's time for us to exercise power in Congress and act. It's no longer a penny, not another bomb, not an excuse."

Representative Ilhan Omar similarly condemned the latest chapter of the prejudice war against Gaza, calling it "another unreasonable moral stain."

"Although Donald Trump's trip (who suffered a weak trip to the Middle East), they are no closer than a ceasefire," Omar said. "It's shameful that innocent civilians continue to pay the price."

Vermont Senator Peter Welch recently led a resolution called on the Trump administration to end the lockdown on humanitarian aid. "It has been two months and two months since the Israeli government has been using its power to detain food, medicine, life-saving cancer treatments, dialysis systems, formula milk, etc."

However, the resolution is a symbolic gesture aimed at propaganda and a lack of legal power.

Despite their concerns expressed by lawmakers, their impact on policy remains limited, representing a growing disconnect between Washington policymakers and public sentiment. The grassroots movement for the U.S. to gain Palestinian rights in the U.S. has become softer — in large part due to the Trump administration’s active crackdown on universities hosted by the protests last year — could bear some pressure to make them take action.

An insider familiar with the discussion between the United States and Israel told The Washington Post that Americans have been hitting Israel with a stronger stance over the past few weeks. Haaretz also reported that the U.S. is under increasing pressure on Israel to agree to the framework of a temporary ceasefire.

"Trump's people let Israel know: 'If you don't end this war, we will give up on you.' Both Trump and JD Vance skip Israel on their recent trip abroad, widely interpreted as Netanyahu's stinginess.

Netanyahu announced the return of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and the United Nations said on Monday that nine aid trucks were authorized to enter Gaza, which was "falling into the ocean" given the scale of despair.

Our voice calls for changes in U.S. policy and the rains of catastrophic war are just yelling in vacant places, and will become clearer in the next few days.