"Save me"We had two goals in the October War, and they were achieved thanks to the cohesion of the political leadership, the armed forces, and the people
The Training and Education Committee of the Congress Party, headed by Dr. Mervat Abdel Rahman, and under the patronage of Captain Omar Al-Mukhtar Samaida, Member of the Senate, and Major General Tariq Raslan, Secretary-General and Member of the Senate, organized a symposium on the occasion of the fifty-first anniversary of the glorious October victories, entitled “The Epic of October and the New Crossing,” in which the lecturer, Major General, lectured. Staff of War Ali Hefzy, former governor of North Sinai.
The symposium began with the republican anthem and welcoming the participants. Major General Tariq Raslan, Secretary-General of the party, said that the October War proved to the whole world the competence of the Egyptian soldier, and that the October victories gave lessons to the world about pride and dignity, and we cherish them because they restored to us a dear part of the homeland. It is the precious land of Sinai, and it restored Egypt’s dignity, and we are proud that the head of the Congress Party was the commander of the battalion that closed Bab al-Mandab in the War of Pride and Dignity, the October War of 1973.< /span>
Major General Ali Hefzy, the former governor of North Sinai, confirmed that the glorious October War was an epic, and the word “epic” means the cohesion of the political leadership, the armed forces, and the great Egyptian people, and thus the epic October victory emerged, as the people were a strong supporter of the army while performing its assigned tasks, despite the circumstances. It was difficult after the 1967 war, but we set a strategic goal in which the armed forces and the people participated, which was to recover the Egyptian land and dignity, and to restore the honor of the Egyptian military, whatever the sacrifices, so let us sacrifice our lives for the soil of the homeland.< /span>
Major General Ali Hefzy explained that the circumstances were very difficult politically, socially, economically, militarily and psychologically, and yet this Egyptian army was able to achieve victory. We had goals that did not change, and tools that changed at every stage until we regained the land and regained the land. There was one goal that everyone sought to achieve. Achieved despite all the difficult circumstances.
Major General Ali Hefzy added that we were able to liberate the land militarily in 6 years, 9 years politically, and 7 years negotiating and arbitrating, meaning that the liberation process lasted 22 years in order to return the last inch of Egypt’s land.
The former governor of North Sinai confirmed that over the course of 22 years there were many battles, but the greatest battle was the 6th of October, and with the success of this battle, the heights of success were achieved in other battles, until every inch of the precious land of Egypt was recovered
Major General Ali Hefzy revealed that achieving the second goal, which was to restore Egyptian and military dignity, was actually achieved in only 18 days, that is, in the period from October 6 to October 24, 1973, when the ceasefire was established.
The former Assistant Minister of Defense pointed out that the Taba stage came after many years of success, as the Egyptian flag flew over Taba in March 1989, which made everyone feel the value of the Egyptian system that works day and night to achieve these two goals, and it is an important message that generations must realize. Current and upcoming.
Major General Hefzy pointed out that the most important lessons learned from the October War is how to preserve Egyptian rights, and that the land of Egypt is sacred and it is not possible to give up any inch of it, because it is the only country whose borders have almost not changed throughout history. On the contrary, She would go out to secure herself and then return to her borders.
Major General Ahmed Zaghloul, deputy head of the party and former Undersecretary of the Military Intelligence Service, said that the victories of October 6, 1973 had their real role in resetting the balance of power in the region, after many years in which the Israeli enemy tried to falsely promote itself as the strongest army in the region. Pointing out that the heroes and brave men of the valiant Egyptian army, along with the Egyptian people, wrote an epic of challenge and willpower, and it will remain firmly rooted in history.
Major General Ahmed Zaghloul added that the Eternal October War was one of the most important epics fought by the Egyptian military, in order to restore the land and the pride and dignity of the Egyptian people and the Arab nation, stressing that this great victory achieved for Egypt all of its demands, foremost of which is the restoration of its land and not giving up a single grain of sand from the land. Sinai is dear to the heart of every Egyptian.
For his part, Major General Sameh Al-Dajwa, former director of the National Defense College, confirmed: We are facing economic and social challenges, and we must all know the extent of the challenges and the rumors that are spread on social media sites, where poison is put in honey with the aim of undermining our unity and the strength of our interdependence.< /span>
The former director of the National Defense College added, that Egyptian society is unique and accepts others, and we have 9 and a half refugees and we do not have a refugee camp, Rather, we find the guest brothers on the land of Egypt living a normal life like any Egyptian citizen, and they obtain their full rights, and they trade, open shops, and trade and invest like any Egyptian citizen.< /span>
