Tens of thousands of Iranians and a commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, in 2019 urged former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani to give the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) more freedom to act against Pakistan for sheltering and harbouring separatist elements.
Israeli forces are transitioning from clearing operations to holding operations in some areas of the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli forces in some areas of the northern Gaza Strip, such as Beit Hanoun and the al Shati camp, are beginning to execute tasks
Iran and Israel's relationship has shifted from close cooperation, including military and economic ties, before the 1979 Iranian revolution to hostile enmity, with Iran supporting the Palestinian groups Hamas and the Islamic Jihad for Palestine again
Palestinian militias continued indirect fire into Israel on October 17. The al Qassem Brigades Hamas’ militant wing claimed responsibility for 26 mortar and rocket attacks. Saraya al Quds the militant wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed respo