Talk shows are yet to shift their attention away from the war in Gaza. As we enter week four of the war, the nation’s talking heads continued to chew over the latest developments in Gaza, the fate of its children, and bids for a ceasefire.

The experts weigh in: Maj. Gen. Samir Ragheb joined El Heyaka’s Amr Adib (watch,runtime: 1:50) and Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki joined Ala Maso’uleey’s Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 5:50) to bring us the latest developments. Meanwhile, Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi interviewed UNICEF Egypt’s Jeremy Hopkins (watch, runtime: 8:43) on what children in Gaza are going through.

Why would Arab nations object to a humanitarian truce in Gaza? Iraq and Tunisia were the only two Arab countries to abstain from voting on a nonbinding resolution calling for a humanitarian truce in Gaza in the UN General Assembly. Iraq later voiced its support for the resolution, blaming a “technical fault” for making it seem like it had abstained from voting. Tunisia abstained from voting because it doesn’t see the resolution as enough to put an end to the violence in Gaza, Arab League representative to the UN Maged Abdel Fattah told El Hadidi (watch, runtime: 1:33).

The resolution was passed by a vote of 120-14 with 45 abstentions. “This vote reflects a consensus on the matter,” Abdel Fattah told Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 7:45). Fattah added that “It reflects the anger of the international community about the ongoing situation.” Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 7:45) also had coverage. We have the details in the news well, above.

Also on the airwaves last night: Tragic car crash leaves 34 dead: A deadly collision on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road yesterday resulted in 34 casualties and left 64 injured, Health Ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar told Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 3:28). The collision happened between a number of vehicles during a period of heavy fog that lowered visibility, former interior ministry official Medhat Koraitam told Ala Maso’uleety (watch, runtime: 10:08). El Heyaka also had the story (watch, runtime: 13:27).

The deaths on the Sahrawy got extensive coverage in the international press: Reuters | Associated Press | BBC | The National | Xinhua.

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