Al-Aqsa Storm threatens Israel’s ‘illegitimate’ identity: speaker
TEHRAN - Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Monday that Operation al-Aqsa Storm has endangered the “illegitimate” identity of the Israeli occupation regime.
Qalibaf made the remarks in an address to the 7th International Conference on Solidarity with Palestinian Children and Adolescents in Tehran.
Israel had anticipated capturing Gaza within a few days, however, one year into the Al-Aqsa operation, it has failed to achieve its objectives, he pointed out.
On the anniversary of the Al Aqsa operation, Palestinians fired missiles from Gaza towards Tel Aviv, he added.
Pointing to Israel’s assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah secretary general, Qalibaf said the US is the main accomplice in this crime.
“We have never made and will never make a miscalculation in the fight [against Israel],” the top parliamentarian stated, Press TV reported.
Qalibaf said Nasrallah’s martyrdom brought deep sadness to the countries of the Axis of Resistance but they will not stand idly and will “bravely and wisely” continue his path.
Qalibaf pointed out that Israel’s military doctrine has historically focused on conflicts outside its borders, and while the regime has boasted about its Iron Dome missile defense system, it is now grappling with conflicts in the West Bank.
The Parliament speaker said the regime has failed to release even one captive despite receiving technological and intelligence support from the U.S. and NATO.