Leading talk show coverage last night was Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly’s visit to North Sinai, during which he laid out details of the second phase of the Sinai development plan and where the country stands on the Palestinian cause.

Sinai development round two: Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly’s visit to Sinai announce the second phase of the Sinai Development Project dominated the airwaves and received coverage from from Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 6:01), Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 3:22), and Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 1:20). The EGP 400 bn second phase of the Sinai Development Project was launched yesterday and follows the first EGP 600 bm phase of the project in 2018, Cabinet spokesperson Sameh El Khashin told viewers on Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 3:49).

But the announcement seemed to be more about politics than development: Egypt will respond with a “a categorical and decisive no” to any calls for Egypt to give up a single “grain of sand from Sinai,” El Khashin said during his appearance on Hadith fi Misr, mirroring earlier comments by Madbouly in Sinai (watch, runtime: 3:04). El Khashin went on to condemn attempts to collectively punish and forcibly displace the Palestinian people from Gaza.

Little hope that the international community will help stop the war: “Nothing indicates that a breakthrough will occur or that the international community will intervene to stop the violations, killing and destruction in Gaza,” Palestinian Authority spokesman Ibrahim Melhem said yesterday during an interview on Hadith fi Misr (watch, runtime: 3:05).

Even refugee camps aren’t safe from Israeli airstrikes: Last night’s hosts also addressed the Israeli bombing of the Jabalia refugee camp and the still rising civilian death toll, including on Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 5:53) and Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 2:57 | 5:27).

Egypt receives wounded Gazans: Lamees El Hadidi also covered the opening of Egypt’s Rafah crossing today to receive 81 wounded Palestinians for treatment in Egypt (watch, runtime: 3:10). North Sinai Governor Mohammed Abdel Fadil Shusha told Ala Masouleety that wounded Palestinains “will return to their country” following their recovery and that the field hospital in Sheikh Zuweid can only handle 50 cases at a time (watch, runtime: 5:22 | 2:41 | 6:45).

Also on the airwaves last night:Don’t worry, those four hour-long power cuts you heard about aren't a sign of things to come:Four hour long power outages in some areas may be related to a “technical malfunction,” Cabinet spokesperson El Khashin told Yahduth fi Misr, adding that “the problem should be solved soon”. He also gave us some hope that our regular run-of-the-mill blackouts will soon come to an end once temperatures drop (watch, runtime: 2:18).

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