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Israel’s war on Gaza continued to dominate the nation’s screens last night, with talk show hosts focusing on yesterday’s meeting at the UN Security Council.
Gaza at the Security Council: The talk shows gave considerable coverage to last night’s Security Council meeting on the ongoing conflict in Gaza. “Hamas’ attacks did not occur in a vacuum and do not justify Israel’s mass killing in Gaza,'' UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said and reiterated his call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. His comments received coverage on Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 1:31) and Hadith fi Misr (watch, runtime: 4:08). Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry’s comments at the meeting that the displacement of Palestinians “amounts to a war crime” also received coverage from Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 7:46) and Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 10:19).
US draft resolution faces strong opposition: Egyptian talk shows spotlighted an Arab consensus to reject the US draft resolution on Gaza because it did not focus on the ceasefire or the entry of humanitarian aid and instead was focussed on the return of Israeli and foreign nationals held hostage by Hamas. The story received screen time on Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 2:35 | 6:14), Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 7:08), and Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 2:55).
Egypt demands the criminalization of using food as leverage: Egypt demanded that the UN criminalize using food, water, fuel and medicine to put pressure on civilian populations, as is happening in the Gaza Strip, Egypt’s ambassador to Italy Bassam Rady told Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 9:22). Egypt’s efforts to bring aid into the enclave also received coverage on Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 3:09) and Hadith fi Misr (watch, runtime: 5:09).
Macron’s Israel comments spark debate: Ahmed Moussa critiqued Macron’s call for an international coalition to eliminate Hamas as an attack on the Palestinian cause (watch, runtime: 3:24). Masaa DMC also attacked Macron’s declaration of full support for Israel and demanded the facilitation of aid into Gaza (watch, runtime: 1:43). Diplomat Mustafa El Feqi also gave his interpretation of Macron’s comments on Hadith fi Misr (watch, runtime: 4:12 | 4:04).
Also on the airwaves last night: National Dialogue head Diaa Rashwan held a conferenceon the situation in Gaza and Egypt’s position in the ongoing conflict. The news received coverage on Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 6:27) and Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 8:44).
