Former Egyptian President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak appeared in a video on one of the YouTube channels to talk about the memories of the October 1973 war and sent a message to the Egyptians in which he said: "My greetings to the Egyptian people and I wish him all the best."

Hosni Mubarak said in the video: «Young people must know the extent of sacrifices made by the October generation to erase the effects of defeat, and until the Egyptian armed forces regain their self-confidence, and the people regained their confidence in the army.

He continued: «What happened in June 1967 was not a war, we were beaten without warning and without a plan, it was a black day and we could not walk in the streets, and did not get out of the airport for three months, and said we must retaliate».

Regarding the October 1973 war, Hosni Mubarak said, "I was very secretive about the date of the war because the element of surprise is very important. If the date was leaked to Israel, it would have prepared to confront the Egyptian forces." In achieving its goals and without much loss, Sadat shouted nervously and told those around him: "We have succeeded, boys."

Hosni Mubarak described the late President Anwar Sadat as saying: "He was the decision maker of the war, courageous and very bold, and we salute him."

He added: «After we won the war of October 1973 morale of the Egyptian people and leaders and members of the armed forces, and the war has become a lesson for future generations, it was a war be or not to be».

It is noteworthy that the video duration was 25 minutes and 47 seconds, and achieved more than 400 thousand views within less than 24 hours of its presentation on the channel, and was published on a channel called «Mubarak Archive», and before the broadcast of the video was «Alaa» son of Hosni Mubarak, He noted that he was broadcast on his Twitter account.

The video began and ended with the song «One of Us» presented by the singer Amr Diab, in 2010, before Hosni Mubarak stepped down from power in February 2011, following the revolution that began against him.