Last night’s talk shows honed in on the growing tension between Egypt and Israel after Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said it was up to Cairo to open the Rafah crossing and allow aid deliveries into Gaza, adding that he was talking to EU officials about “the need to persuade Egypt to reopen the Rafah crossing.” The remarks prompted Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to denounce what he called “desperate attempts” to shift the blame, rejecting Israel’s “policy of distorting the facts” in a ministry statement.

Shoukry shoots down Israel’s blame game: “The unprecedented humanitarian crisis facing the Gaza Strip … is a direct result of indiscriminate Israeli attacks against the Palestinians for more than seven months,” Shoukry said. Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi (watch, runtime: 7:47) and Al Hayah Al Youm’s Mohamed Shardi (watch, runtime: 4:22) took to the airwaves to chime in on the matter, casting the spotlight on Shoukry’s response.

Decisive Arab action soon? Israel’s war on Gaza was at the center of the Arab Leagueministerial meetings taking place ahead of the Arab Summit, which will be held in Bahrain tomorrow, Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki told Yahduth Fi Masr (watch, runtime: 8:50). “The Arab League will take decisive decisions on the Israeli aggression against Gaza,” Zaki said.

ALSO ON THE AIRWAVES- Uber’s debacle: Yahduth Fi Masr’s Sherif Amer spotlighted the attempted assault case of a young woman by her Uber driver (watch, runtime: 5:47). The Public Prosecution has a suspect in detention and should be out with a statement on the matter later today, a journalist with knowledge of the matter told Amer. The incident, which sparked public outcry over the safety of ride-hailing services in Egypt, comes only months after a similar case that ended with the passing of the victim.

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