Israel’s attack on Iran was the main topic of discussion on the airwaves last night: Israel’s strikes on Iranian military targets early Saturday drew skepticism from Ala Mas’ouleety’s Ahmed Moussa, who called them part of the two countries’ “political theater” where they “inform each other before launching any attack,” (watch, runtime: 7:30). Moussa added that as of Saturday night, there had been no footage from either side documenting the events on the ground.

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Israeli forces also engaged targets in Syria and Iraq: Israeli fighter jets making their way to Iran engaged targets in Idlib and Damascus, as well as in Iraq’s Salah El Din Governorate, military strategist and commentator Samir Ragheb told El Hekaya’s Amr Adib (watch, runtime: 4:08).

Gaza ceasefire agreement imminent? During his conversation with Adib, Ragheb noted that a ceasefire agreement currently in the final stages of negotiations between Egypt and Israel was likely to see the two sides reach an agreement within a week or two — particularly because Israel had “largely neutralized threats coming from Gaza” (watch, runtime: 3:46). The agreement would also address navigation threats in the Red Sea, he said, predicting that the conflict would cool down before the next US president begins their term in office.

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