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Myanmar and Sudan are not reliant upon US military support.
Israel is.
Myanmar and Sudan do not have vast organized lobby groups influencing both major US political parties.
Israel does.
Despite its very strong support from the US, Israels power is not unlimited.
Nor ultimately, is that of the US.
For example Israel just recently lost the power to sell its government bonds in the EU because Luxembourg has withdrawn its authorization for them.
It is getting harder for any democratic government to be or appear to be in support of Israel.
Israel must maintain at least a thin line of plausible deniability over the genocide, even if it is wearing very thin, to avoid risking the loss of what links and supports it does rely on internationally.
Israel just recently signed a major arms sales and military pact with Greece - this would not have been possible if Israel had outright slaughtered all Gazans.
Israel sees US power declining and is determined to build up its vision of regional hegemony while USA can still enable that, before that opportunity is lost.
To achieve that it needs Irans military capability obliterated and that is what Trump is seeking to provide while Israel continues to seize territory and pressure people to leave Gaza.
Both Israel and the US are losing what international support they had as this process continues but it will continue because the US petrodollar empire is in terminal decline. Israel will seek to achieve 'Greater Israel' while it can.
It is an existential crisis for them both.
Because China won the trade war.