Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would "fight until this battle is won," as ground operations continue. Meanwhile, Russian President Putin blamed the US for "deadly chaos" in the Middle East. DW has the latest.
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It’s been 18 days since Hamas carried out the assault that according to some led to the biggest Israeli catastrophe since the Holocaust. Israel vows a terrible retribution on a daily basis, and has been bombing Gaza relentlessly. But why has it not entered Gaza yet?
Iran has positioned itself as the leader of the Palestinian cause in the Muslim world. But Iranians have shown little support for the Palestinian struggle for statehood and have criticized the authorities for backing militant groups fighting Israel.
Iranian activist Fatemeh Sepehri, an outspoken critic of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has again been transferred to Qaem Hospital in the northeastern city of Mashhad and admitted to the "critical care unit."