Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Pakpour has stressed the importance of self-reliance in defense and comprehensive power-building in a message marking Iran’s National Defense Industry Day.

Iran and Egypt have strongly condemned Zionist regime’s “illegal and criminal” plans for the military occupation of Gaza City and the forced displacement of its residents.

The Zionist regime has begun deploying its forces on the outskirts of Gaza City in preparation for implementing its scheme to occupy the Gaza Strip’s largest urban area, but Hamas has warned that Zionist regime would fall short of realizing its ambitions.