I mean, Israel has been honest about their intentions from the beginning. It's other governments that are saying otherwise; desperately praying that their citizens have no reading or listening comprehension, so they can funnel more taxpayers' money into enriching weapon's merchants.
Shrinking? They've said from the start that a ceasefire isn't even on the table. They're going to do their genocide and kill or displace all of Palestine, and they're not being quiet about it.