The talk shows once again focused on escalating tensions between Egypt and Israel after Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said during a joint press conference with his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen yesterday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims regarding weapons smuggling into Gaza through Sinai “are pure fabrications and lies, aimed at diverting attention from reaching a ceasefire agreement.” He added that “Egypt has spent huge sums over the past ten years to establish a security fence on the border with Gaza, ensuring the complete destruction of the tunnels” (watch, runtime: 3:56).

“Every time we get close to reaching an agreement to end the war, new excuses, allegations, and fabrications appear that have no connection to reality,” Abdelatty continued. “Where do the weapons in the West Bank come from? Did they also come through tunnels from Egypt?”

Amr Adib on his show El Hekaya and Ahmed Moussa on his show Ala Mas’ouleety praised Abdelatty’s statements, with Adib saying that, “Israel is every day losing Egypt as a stakeholder in solving the Gaza tragedy” (watch, runtime 2:59). Moussa, for his part, said that the Foreign Minister’s response to Netanyahu’s claims “was strong and tough,” adding, “Enough diplomacy in dealing with Israel” (watch, runtime: 2:42).

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