The nation’s talking heads zeroed in on US President-elect Donald Trump’s fiery warning that the Middle East would face “hell” if all hostages in Gaza weren’t released before his January 20 inauguration. The television hosts also dissected the Cairo Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response to Gaza that took place yesterday with over a hundred top diplomats from across the globe in attendance.

“Trump isn’t just threatening Hamas—he’s threatening the entire Middle East. These statements aren’t just talk, they need to be taken seriously,” Ahmed Moussa said on Ala Mas’ouleety (Watch, runtime 4:46) in response to the president-elect’s post on his Truth Social platform earlier in the day.. “This is a clear, direct threat and a signal that Trump is coming in with a pro-expansion agenda for Israel. The Arab world needs to unite and confront this.” Moussa also called on Hamas to act quickly and broker a ceasefire.

“What hell is Trump even talking about? Gaza is already living through the worst of it,” retorted Amr Adib on Al Hekaya (Watch, runtime 4:45). "Dogs are eating the bodies of the dead in Gaza—what’s left to destroy? It’s already hell in Gaza. And what does he mean by ‘the Middle East’? Are we just a blip he can talk about like that?"

Ahmed Moussa provided a recap of the proceedings from the ministerial conference onthe humanitarian response in Gaza during his show (watch, runtime 17:00). Moussa noted Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty’s emphasis on Egypt’s consistent stance on the Palestinian issue. Moussa words for the Western leaders were less generous however, as he called out the bn’s of USD’s and EUR’s pledged to Ukraine by the US and Europe, while “in Gaza, people are being wiped out while Americans support the Zionists,” he said.

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