President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s upcoming trip to Turkey got significant airtime on the talk show circuit last night, with hosts also touching upon the mutual accusations levied by Egypt and Israel following the failure of Gaza truce negotiations.

President Sisi will visit Turkey for the first time tomorrow after having been invited by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ahmed Moussa said on his program Ala Mas'ouleety (watch, runtime: 2:21). Moussa noted on social media that Egyptian-Turkish relations are currently witnessing significant development and improvement, explainging that “the visit will include discussions on all bilateral and international issues, as well as the signing of numerous agreements and MoUs in various areas.” Moussa also mentioned that El Sisi and Erdogan will chair a session of the countries’ Strategic Cooperation Council, which was established during the Turkish president’s visit to Cairo in February.

“No official statement has been issued by the Turkish side regarding the visit’s date so far, but Turkish media confirms that it will be on Wednesday,” Al Arabiya’s correspondent in Turkey Zidan Zanklu told Amr Adib on his program El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 3:56). Zanklu added that El Sisi will visit Ankara accompanied by a large delegation that will include several ministers, senior officials, and businessmen. The two sides will discuss ways to enhance economic relations and cooperation in areas such as tourism, transportation, and the defense industry, alongside expanding the countries’ joint freetrade agreement, according to Zanklu.

Meanwhile, Amr Adib focused on heightened tension between Egypt and Israel amid the latter’s insistence on keeping troops on the Egypt-Gaza border on his show El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 3:41). Adib referred to statements made by a high-level source to Al Qahera News that “Egypt reaffirms its steadfastness on conditions for a peace agreement, foremost among them the categorical rejection of an Israeli presence in the Philadelphi Corridor and the Rafah crossing.” The source added that “the continuation of the current war and the possibility of its regional expansion are extremely dangerous and could have severe consequences,” noting that “the Israeli government is responsible for the failure to reach a truce agreement and is seeking to impose a new reality on the ground to cover up its internal crisis.” Adib described the source’s public statements as “momentous” (watch, runtime: 1:55 and 4:03), and reiterated that “the Israeli state has been in a state of paralysis since the bodies of six hostages were discovered in Rafah the day before yesterday.” Ahmed Moussa also covered the story (watch, runtime: 9:11).

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