Israel’s war on Gaza was the primary talking point on last night’s talk shows,following the US’s decision to veto an Algerian draft resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the embattled enclave. The US was the only country to vote against the draft resolution, with 13 of the remaining 14 countries voting for the resolution, while the UK abstained. This is the third time Washington has used its veto power to prevent a ceasefire from taking place in Gaza, Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi pointed out to her audience (watch, runtime: 2:08).

El Hadidi called for action from Arab leadership: “We hope to see joint Arab action to break the siege imposed on Gaza,” El Hadidy said (watch, runtime: 3:40). Lamees argued that the images from Gaza should incite a stronger reaction from Arab leaders and that they shouldn’t wait on the rest of the world to react.

The international community has double standards: “We cannot keep the Palestinian people at the mercy of the international community’s double-standards. They do not see [the Palestinians] as human beings, or think these children deserve life and hope.,” El Hadidi said during her show. “The world is deaf and dumb, and it only sees Ukraine,” El Hadidi continued.

“The US’s position is disgraceful and hypocritical,” Palestinian National Initiative head Mustafa Barghouti told El Hadidy in a phone interview. “Using the right of veto means Washington is actively encouraging Israel to continue its killing, genocide, and literal starvation of the Palestinian people,” Barghouti added (watch, runtime: 10:19).

The US veto at the UN Security Council also received coverage from Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 3:51 and 2:39), Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 8:56), and Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 5:42).

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