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Donald Trump’s proposal to forcibly relocate Palestinians from Gaza continued to spark intense discussions on last night’s talk shows, with hosts unanimously condemning the idea. The nation’s hosts also highlighted the resilience of Palestinians as tens and possibly hundreds of thousands streamed to the north of the enclave to return to find what if anything stands of their homes.
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“Hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children are walking on foot, carrying their great sorrows in their hearts and their few belongings on their backs,” Lamees El Hadidi said on her show Kelma Akhira while responding to the dramatic images of internally displaced Gazans packing roads northwards (watch, runtime: 8:03). The tone was somber, with El Hadidi emphasising that the hardships facing are far from over, with the returnees “returning to what remains of their destroyed homes in the north after 15 months of killing, displacement, and destruction.”
“We are with you and will not abandon you,” El Hadidi said, mirroring the sentiment across many of the talk shows. “We will not succumb to any attempts to liquidate your cause. We will support you at any cost and with all we have on your journey of return and reconstruction,” she added. El Hadidi also noted that a Hamas delegation is currently in Cairo to discuss the implementation of the three-phase ceasefire agreement (watch, runtime: 0:53).
Amr Adib struck a similar tone on his show El Hekaya, telling his viewers that “I don’t know of any nation in the world with such strength and determination” (watch, runtime: 26:55). “The image of Palestinians walking back to their homes will be etched in history as a testament to their perseverance,” Adib said, describing the scenes as “the best response to Trump’s calls [for displacement]”.
Ahmed Moussa reiterated Egypt’s opposition to the expulsion of Gazans or encroachments by Israel, saying on Ala Mas’ouleety that “The Egyptian people are united as one. We will defend our land,” he said, emphasizing that “the Egyptian people will not relinquish an inch of Sinai’s land” (watch, runtime: 16:33).
