“I think in this debate many lose sight of what started this, which was that Hamas decided to launch a pogrom specifically to kill civilians”.
With respect, I think you are wrong if you think anyone on this forum has lost sight of the murderous actions of Hamas.
Your own post suggests that bringing Hamas to justice will be very difficult. The solution is not to kill thousands of innocent Palestinians. If that happens we can then have a further discussion on the appropriateness of the term genocide.