The chief commander of the Iranian Army says the weeks-long Israeli onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip inflicted a “humiliating defeat” on Tel Aviv and exposed the "true face" of the US and other supporters of the occupying regime.
Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi made the remarks at a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday, saying that “The US president went to meet the most hated person in the world [Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu] and supported him, but he adjusted his stance as the Zionist regime’s crimes intensified.”
“This war led to the Zionist regime’s humiliating defeat. The Zionist regime advocates apartheid …, and thus the leaders of the countries that support this regime are also pro-apartheid.”
Mousavi also noted that the bombardment of civilian targets does not constitute an achievement for Israel as it has lost many military equipment and personnel in the ground battle and failed to arrest Hamas leaders.
For years, he added, the Zionists tried to “consign the Palestine issue to the oblivion,” but the Gaza war has turned the spotlight on Palestine across the globe.