“The forced displacement of the Palestinian people is an injustice that we cannot take part in,” President El Sisi said during a joint press conference with Kenyan President William Ruto in Cairo (watch, runtime: 26:15) that became the main topic of conversation last night across the airwaves. El Sisi went on to argue that pushing Palestinians into Egypt and Jordan will not just lead to a humanitarian catastrophe but could destabilize national and regional security.

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El Sisi appeared to reach out to Trump, a move praised by some of the nation’s talking hosts, who commented on the president’s remarks that “Rest assured that we are determined to work with President Trump, who seeks to achieve peace, in order to reach the long-awaited two-state solution and establish a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.” Ahmed Moussa on Ala Mas’ouleety gave the move credit, telling his audience that “Trump is a strong leader who could pressure Israel into serious peace talks” (watch, runtime: 3:17).

Whatever their take, the hosts were united in rejecting calls to ethnically cleanse Gaza, with Osama Kamal saying on Masa’ DMC that “For 70 years, they have endured oppression. The solution is not in their expulsion but in a just peace” (watch, runtime: 4:06). Others, including Sherif Amer on Yahduth Fi Masr, similarly rejected the proposal, while presenting the government’s — and the majority of the international community’s — call for a two-state solution as the solution (watch, runtime: 3:18).

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