Israel’s atrocious campaign in Gaza bears no military value: Iran Army chief

The chief commander of the Iranian Army has strongly censured the ongoing Israeli military onslaught against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, emphasizing that the atrocious campaign in the besieged territory bears no military value.

Speaking at a Thursday ceremony in the western Iranian city of Saqqez, Kordestan Province, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said Operation al-Aqsa Storm on October 7 was a “turning point” in the battles to liberate Palestinian lands, noting that it accelerated the downfall of the Israeli regime. 

He also echoed earlier remarks by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei that the irreparable defeat that the Tel Aviv regime sustained in the wake of the large-scale operation cannot be repaired through atrocities and vicious attacks.

“The barbaric actions being committed nowadays in the Gaza Strip are devoid of any military value. Aerial bombardments of defenseless, vulnerable and unarmed people taking refuge in houses, schools, public facilities and hospitals are not worth even a single second in comparison with the infiltration into the intelligence and operational barriers of the ominous [Israeli] regime. It (Israel) cannot reverse the defeat,” Mousavi pointed out.

The high-ranking Iranian military figure went on to say that Israeli war crimes once again exposed the true nature of the United States and its bogus claims to advocate for human rights, and reintroduced Palestine as the primary issue of the Muslim world and the international community.