TEHRAN – A top Iranian general has said that Israel’s continued airstrikes against the besieged Gaza Strip have no military value and are indicative of Israel’s failure. 

General Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, said Monday Israel has failed no matter how long it continues bombarding the Gaza Strip.

“The crimes of the Zionists in Palestine are a big incident that once again showed that Palestine is the most important issue in the Islamic world and the importance of this issue should never be diminished,” General Bagheri said, adding, “The Palestinian nation lost its land after a big crime 75 years ago and has been fighting to be freed from this prison for more than seven decades.”

Referring to Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, he said, “This operation is the result of the accumulation of oppression and pressure by the Zionists and the criminal America against the Palestinians. Attributing this operation outside Palestine is aimed at covering up this big failure.”

Bagheri continued, “An oppressed nation under siege was able to carry out such an operation with its indigenous design and weapons with a unique and flawless operation and destroy many Zionist concepts such as strong army and unparalleled security.”

The top Iranian general pointed out that the usurped land of Palestine is not a place for Zionist investment. He said, “The fake Israeli regime will not be a prop-up for unpopular governments in our region. This fake regime cannot maintain itself, let alone be a prop-up for other countries.”

Underlining that the Zionist regime responded to this great and irreparable failure by committing crimes, General Bagheri noted, “The air operation is a sign of their defeat, an operation without military value compared to the operation of Palestinian fighters, which is full of value and trust.”

He added, “Bombing innocent people and killing women and children shows their failure. The one who can't confront the fighter turns to killing the defenseless people, this is not a sign of the victory of the Zionist regime. If they continue the bombing for a year and destroys the people of Gaza, they are the losers of this war.”

Bagheri further said, “Shutting off the water, cutting off the electricity and bombing hospitals is not a sign of victory, it is a sign of failure.”

The Israelis say they will enter Gaza by land but the Palestinians are waiting for them in Gaza, according to Bagheri. 

Stating that Palestinian fighters are ready to respond to the Zionist attack, Bagher said, “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm showed the failure of the Zionists in front of the world, and in the meantime, the increase in bombings does not affect the will of the Palestinian people.”

The Iranian general also pointed to increasing global awareness of the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people. “People in different parts of the world have become aware of the sinister goals of the Zionist regime, and these popular awakening movements have no historical precedent, and such a crowd has never come to the streets in defense of Palestine.”

He said, “The Palestinians started their struggle with fists and stones, and today they continue with rockets and anti-tank weapons. What is decisive in wars is the presence of strong-willed people, and the Zionists do not have such people. Palestine has decided to rise up and take its right instead of gradual death.”

General Bagheri stated, “One of the reasons for Palestine's victory is the attention to passive defense, and they created more than 400 kilometers of tunnels in this area, and this led to their victory.”

He stressed that a dark future awaits the Zionist aggressors.