The US announced special forces units are in Israel to help with rescue operations. A public announcement like that has never happened before. The US has two carrier groups building up off the coast of Gaza, when it is rare for the US to have two carrier groups in the Mediterranean. This could be the first time Israel and the US fight alongside each other, what every nation in the Middle East wants to avoid.
What this might accomplish is slowing down direct US involvement in Gaza and supposedly put some pressure on Israel. The more US and foreign hostages are released, the less US special forces have reason to go into Gaza. It also makes Qatar look a little better as a mediator.
In my mind none of this matters. Israel will act regardless of outside political maneuvering or what the press reports.
May it be so, soon.