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00:00Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Median TV.
00:20Thank you for joining us to make a new point on the news.
00:23Here are the headlines.
00:24Morocco welcomes the Treaty of Treves in Gaza and calls on all Palestinian and Israeli parties to give peace a chance.
00:33We talk about it right now.
00:37The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire reiterates its constant position on territorial integrity and sovereignty of the kingdom.
00:43On its Sahara, the head of Moroccan diplomacy has received his Ivorian counterpart today in Lyon.
00:50Mali will leave the CEDEAO on January 29. The President of the Commission confirms the announcement of Bamako.
01:04His Majesty, King Mohammed VI, President of the Al-Quds Committee, salutes the progress made in the fight against hostilities in the Gaza Strip.
01:11In a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Kingdom calls on all Palestinian and Israeli parties to give peace a chance
01:18and to demonstrate a sincere and constructive commitment.
01:21The Kingdom wishes that this ceasefire agreement is fully respected and that it allows the cessation of attacks against civilians,
01:28the return of the displaced and access to humanitarian aid.
01:31The ceasefire agreement should allow the establishment of a Palestinian state with the 1967 borders,
01:37with Jerusalem and the West as its capital, living side by side and in peace with Israel.
01:42The reactions follow the agreement concluded between Israel and Hamas.
01:50For Morocco, this agreement is in perfect harmony with the vision of His Majesty, King Mohammed VI,
01:55which calls for a lasting peace in the Middle East and a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Lyon.
02:00Our correspondent, Naama Maalainin, has collected the intervention of the head of Moroccan diplomacy.
02:06The Kingdom closely follows the evolution of the situation in Gaza.
02:16I would like to refer here to the project of the ceasefire, which, if it is not completed,
02:23will be welcomed with great enthusiasm by the Kingdom, and for several reasons.
02:29The first reason is that this agreement is in harmony with the principles of His Majesty, King Mohammed VI,
02:39President of the Al-Quds Committee, principles recalled in several speeches since the beginning of the Gaza crisis.
02:46His Majesty had always called for the urgency of the conclusion of a ceasefire.
02:54His Majesty, King Mohammed VI, President of the Al-Quds Committee,
03:01had always wanted this ceasefire to be sustainable and under control.
03:07In the light of these facts, this agreement is in perfect harmony with the constant position of His Majesty in this context.
03:19The Israeli Security Cabinet today gave its green light to the ceasefire agreement with Hamas,
03:24a decision that should open the way.
03:27At the beginning of the ceasefire, Sunday, on the same day of the first hostages,
03:31despite the announcement of an agreement by Qatar and the United States,
03:34the Israeli army continued its air strikes in the Gaza Strip,
03:37killing more than 100 during the last 48 hours.
03:40A Council of Ministers must meet during the day to give its final agreement.
03:46What is left of Gaza waiting for a definitive ceasefire?
03:51Houses, hospitals and schools are in ruins.
03:53More than 70% of this territory besieged by the Israeli army is heavily damaged.
03:58Explanations with Raja Engo.
04:01More than 170,000 buildings damaged or destroyed, entire neighborhoods razed.
04:09This is the latest assessment of the damage from the UN Satellite Center on December 1.
04:15About 70% of the buildings were damaged or destroyed in the Gaza Strip.
04:22In total, more than 170,000 buildings were partially or completely destroyed by the war.
04:29In Rafah, in the extreme south, almost half of the buildings are damaged.
04:33The façades of the buildings and houses of this city on the border with Egypt are damaged.
04:39According to Amnesty International,
04:4190% of the buildings were seriously damaged on the border between the two countries between October 2023 and May 2024.
04:50The reconstruction of the territory would take up to 15 years and would cost more than 50 billion euros.
04:56This is the estimate of the United Nations.
04:58Hospitals were not spared by the Israeli destruction in Gaza.
05:03Hospital structures are often targeted by the Israeli army,
05:07which accuses Hamas fighters of using them as a base.
05:11For example, the Kamal Adwan hospital has been empty and out of service since a major raid in late December.
05:19According to the World Health Organization,
05:21at least 10 billion dollars are needed to rebuild the health system in Gaza.
05:27A first assessment showed that it would take more than 3 billion dollars for the first year
05:33and 10 billion dollars for 5 to 7 years.
05:36Another basic sector destroyed by the war, the school system.
05:40Nearly 90% of schools have been damaged.
05:43UNICEF estimated that on December 1,
05:46nearly 500 schools were destroyed out of 564 listed establishments.
05:51These school buildings were used as refuges for displaced people.
05:55Health systems, school systems, housing or roads.
06:00Gaza is now a ruined city where the vast majority of basic infrastructure is to be rebuilt.
06:07For the UN, the speed and scale of the killings and destructions in the Gaza Strip
06:12are unprecedented in recent history.
06:17Emmanuel Macron and the UN Secretary-General visited Lebanon simultaneously.
06:22A visit marked by support for the country's new leaders
06:26and a message of solidarity against the humanitarian and economic crisis
06:29that has shaken the country for several years.
06:32Details with Al Abnani.
06:36French President Emmanuel Macron came on Friday to support the new Lebanese government,
06:42recently formed after more than a year of presidential vacation.
06:46During his meeting with Lebanese authorities,
06:49the French president saluted this political advance,
06:52emphasizing that Lebanon must now move on to concrete reforms to get out of the crisis.
07:01Mr. President, we ask you one thing.
07:05Know that the confidence of Lebanese people in their country and their state has been restored
07:10and the confidence of the world in Lebanon must also be restored.
07:15As for the rest, we can, with your help and that of our friends around the world, take care of it.
07:24So yes, in this moment that we live, we will support you.
07:28And we will first support your objective of a sovereign Lebanon
07:32and a state that even has to exercise this sovereignty everywhere on the territory.
07:36This is, I believe, the first objective that you carry and it is essential.
07:40It is the condition to preserve Lebanon from interference and various attacks.
07:44While the region is experiencing profound upheavals,
07:47it is also a condition to perpetuate the ceasefire concluded with Israel.
07:52The French president also insisted on the need for economic reforms,
07:57in particular in the banking sector and for better management of public debt.
08:01He also emphasized the importance of transparency and the fight against corruption to attract international aid.
08:08For his part, Antonio Guterres expressed his solidarity with Lebanon,
08:14which is facing an aggravated humanitarian crisis,
08:17especially due to the reception of more than a million Syrian refugees.
08:20Guterres said that the UN will continue to support Lebanon in this difficult period.
08:25He also emphasized the importance of strengthening humanitarian aid
08:29and supporting economic recovery while calling for an inclusive dialogue to resolve internal political tensions.
08:36If France and the UN have promised to support the country,
08:39they have also insisted on the urgency of political and economic reforms
08:43in a country where 80% of the population lives below the poverty line,
08:47inflation exceeds 100%, public debt exceeds 200% of GDP
08:52and the Lebanese pound has lost more than 90% of its value compared to the dollar since 2019.
09:00And now, to talk more in depth about the issues and objectives of Emmanuel Macron's visit to Lebanon,
09:06we are live with Majid Bouden, political analyst lawyer from Paris. Good evening.
09:13Good evening.
09:15So, to begin with, what is the objective of Emmanuel Macron's visit to Lebanon
09:19and what role will Paris play in Lebanon and in the region?
09:24Lebanon has just gone through a stage in the consolidation of its sovereignty
09:31and for this, the international community has the obligation to support Lebanon in this change,
09:40in this new stage.
09:42And that is why the French president made this rapid move to support this transformation.
09:52The transformation is large-scale this time because there is a president,
09:56this position has been vacant for almost two years,
10:00and it is a president who came from the army.
10:04And the army is the main player that restored the sovereignty of the state over the entire territory,
10:14because the territory in the southern part of Lebanon was under the control of a militia.
10:20And whatever the militia, this is not acceptable in international law,
10:24but it is not acceptable for the Lebanese themselves.
10:27And so it is an important gesture.
10:29There is also a new head of government who comes from another environment,
10:35he is a judge at the International Court of Justice,
10:38he is a former president of the court,
10:40and this gives gauges to the Lebanese and to the international community.
10:45And it is for this that, in response to this change that emanates from the Lebanese themselves,
10:51France, Europe and the rest of the world now have the obligation to support this stabilization of Lebanon.
10:59And this stabilization has effects on the interior,
11:03since now we are going to review the economic model,
11:07we are going to review this system of generalized corruption,
11:10we are going to review a recovery plan,
11:13and the international community has the obligation to support this,
11:18because the stability of Lebanon means the stability of the entire region of the Middle East,
11:23and it is the stability of the Mediterranean and the world.
11:26And so it is a necessity, and that is why France made this gesture.
11:32And beyond historical relations and historical ties,
11:36it is an important gesture for the entire region.
11:56On the one hand, this resolution is very old,
12:00it has not been implemented for a long time,
12:02and here we see the result as a result of the non-application of law,
12:09because the resolutions of the United Nations and the Security Council are an element of international law.
12:14The fact that the international community has closed its eyes for a long time,
12:20we have seen that the consequences were catastrophic,
12:23since there is a new war, deaths, etc., and massive destruction.
12:28And that is why the first imperative now for the international community is to learn a lesson,
12:33because when the international community takes a resolution,
12:36it must implement it, it must monitor it, it must control it.
12:41And here, Israel has now committed itself,
12:45because it has been forced to evacuate the south of Lebanon,
12:50it is being done,
12:52France is in relation with Europe and the United States and all Arab countries,
12:57and there, it is being implemented.
13:02The Israeli withdrawal will allow Lebanon to stabilize more,
13:07the new institutions will allow a restructuring of the political life,
13:13of the economic life, of the social life,
13:15and now there is a new conference that will be held in Paris,
13:19quickly, for the reconstruction of Lebanon.
13:23But the reconstruction of Lebanon will not be a second reconstruction conference,
13:28it will now put on the table the political reconstruction of the institutions,
13:34restoring the sovereignty of the state over the entire territory,
13:38so that Lebanon can express itself through its usual institutional organs,
13:44the President of the Republic, the President of the Council of Governments,
13:48the Parliament, but not by militias, which is an aberration.
13:52And this, there is a historical correction of this phenomenon,
13:56and it is good for the stability of the region.
14:00The second step is going to be the economic reconstruction.
14:05There is a banking system that has collapsed,
14:08which has been chained by corruption,
14:11there is an economic system that has been completely devastated,
14:14the international community will organize a plan of support for the Lebanese economy,
14:22to revitalize the economy, to put it back on the right track,
14:26and Lebanon will restart.
14:28There will also be the implementation of these agreements
14:31on the new oil and gas deposits,
14:35territorial stability and sovereignty are necessary,
14:40and Lebanon will restart.
14:42With what is happening in Gaza, and what happened in Syria,
14:47and now the ceasefire that everyone wants to improve in a definitive peace,
14:53with Palestinian representatives who will not be militias,
14:58but will be representatives of the people,
15:03the region will stabilize,
15:07and that is why the international community is mobilizing for this.
15:12To finally get this region out of this infernal war.
15:19To what extent does France and the United States
15:24face strategic competition in Lebanon?
15:27And how does this rivalry shape regional balances?
15:33There is a historical rivalry,
15:37there is a historical competition,
15:39between France on one side and England on the other,
15:43and now England and the United States on the other.
15:47But today, given the crisis, given the severity of the crisis,
15:51there is rivalry, competition, complementarity and solidarity.
15:59We have just seen that Russia is leaving Syria,
16:05it has no longer taken over Syria.
16:08The region will return to its usual configuration,
16:14that is, it is part of Europe,
16:19of the Mediterranean, which is part of Europe,
16:23and with the American extension.
16:25And in this context,
16:27all this part that goes from the Middle East,
16:32obviously, and in a very stabilizing way,
16:35by Morocco,
16:36it is important that this extension also
16:40makes the competition between France and Europe
16:46on one side and the United States on the other,
16:48towards cooperation and convergence
16:50between these great forces of the world.
16:53And that is why President Macron today
16:57went with the support of Europe
16:59and with the support of the United States.
17:02And there is an agreement to save Lebanon.
17:06And by saving Lebanon,
17:07it is a step to stabilize the region.
17:10So, to finish quickly,
17:12according to you,
17:13how would the visit of Emmanuel Macron be perceived by the Lebanese?
17:17And what expectations does it arouse in a context of political crisis?
17:23So, unlike other countries,
17:25the Lebanese do not have in their philosophy
17:29the rhetoric of the former colonial power,
17:32as we have seen in some countries.
17:35On the contrary,
17:36all the Lebanese components
17:41have a very close relationship with France.
17:46They have surpassed this complex of colonization
17:49and they want to find cooperation with France.
17:53Cooperation is taking place.
17:55There is a friendship relationship and it is very positive.
17:58And France today has changed its position.
18:02It is no longer the former France,
18:05the colonial France.
18:06It is a France today that beats the others on an equal footing.
18:12And it is a very dynamic relationship.
18:14And the Lebanese community,
18:16in Europe and in France in particular,
18:19is very integrated,
18:21it is very dynamic.
18:22And everyone finds their way.
18:24And the essential thing is that Lebanon stabilizes
18:27and that the region stabilizes.
18:29And probably we will have a country
18:31that must lead to a stabilized political recomposition
18:37where the extremes are not those who dictate their laws.
18:42And what has just happened in Lebanon
18:44will be the beginning of what will also happen in Palestine.
18:50And we will have moderate representations
18:54who work for the interest of their population.
18:57And Israel at that time will be in another configuration.
19:03And everyone today is working for this cooperation in the region
19:08for the interest of the populations who have suffered.
19:11And when we see the cost of reconstruction
19:14which will now be necessary,
19:18we are talking about 50 billion dollars,
19:22but it will be much more than that.
19:24And above all, the reconstruction will not be only financial.
19:28We must rebuild the culture, the state of mind, the reasoning
19:33so that we do not have more generations who want to take revenge
19:37and that we will go through a just peace
19:43and it will be based on the cooperation of Lebanon.
19:48Thank you very much Magide Bouden for all these details.
19:52I remind you that you are a lawyer and political analyst
19:55and that you have been with us since Paris.
19:59We continue this news with the Ivory Coast
20:01which reiterates its constant position on territorial integrity
20:04and sovereignty of the kingdom on its Sahara,
20:07a statement made in Laayoune by the Ivorian Minister of Foreign Affairs
20:10which was expressed on the occasion of the 5th session
20:13of the Ivorian-Morocco mixed cooperation commission
20:17during a press conference.
20:19The Ivorian minister spoke of the support of his country
20:21to the autonomy plan presented by the kingdom
20:23which constitutes the only credible and realistic solution
20:26for the resolution of this regional difference.
20:31The Ivorian-Morocco relations,
20:33a reference for Pan-African cooperation,
20:36expressed on the occasion of the 5th session
20:38of the Ivorian-Morocco mixed cooperation commission.
20:41The Ivorian Minister of Foreign Affairs,
20:43African integration and Ivorians from abroad,
20:46Leon Kaku Adam,
20:48saluted the strength and solidity of the fraternity and friendship
20:52that unite the two countries
20:54since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1962.
20:58Mr. Minister, I would like to finish my speech
21:00without reiterating to this tribune.
21:02In the name of the Ivorian government,
21:04I would like to thank the Ivorian people
21:06for their indefatigable support
21:08of the Ivory Coast to sovereignty
21:10and territorial integrity of Morocco.
21:16For us, this is something that cannot be negotiated.
21:21I would like to salute the autonomy plan
21:23proposed by this country
21:25as a credible and realistic solution
21:28to the issue of the Moroccan Sahara
21:30in the context of the efforts
21:32of the United Nations.
21:33And I am happy to note
21:35that countries that were once reluctant
21:37have understood the well-founded
21:39Moroccan position.
21:41On his side, Nasr Boureta thanked the Ivory Coast
21:43for its constant and firm support
21:45of the territorial integrity of Morocco,
21:47especially for its clear position
21:49in favor of the Moroccan Sahara,
21:51a position translated by the opening
21:53of a general consulate in Laayoune in 2020.
21:56The Ivory Coast has always been
21:58an ally of Morocco
22:00in terms of regional and international cooperation
22:03to defend the Kingdom's territorial unity.
22:08The Ivory Coast has always been
22:10a firm support for the Kingdom
22:12in all its regional or international conclaves.
22:14It has always been a constant ally
22:16in everything that concerns
22:18the territorial integrity of the Kingdom.
22:20This brother country was the first
22:22to open an honorary consulate in Laayoune in 2019,
22:24and as early as 2020,
22:26it was one of the first nations
22:28to open an honorary consulate
22:30in our southern provinces.
22:32In addition, this session is dedicated
22:34to the sum of national diplomatic efforts
22:36carried out with maestria
22:38by His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
22:46Moroccan-Ivory Coast cooperation
22:48is doing well, with exchanges
22:50in NOS of 76.11 billion francs CFA
22:52between 2022 and 2023,
22:54significant figures
22:56representing the strong contribution
22:58of the Ivorian and Moroccan private sectors,
23:00who have benefited from the strategic
23:02and economic partnership agreement
23:04signed on January 21, 2015 in Marrakech.
23:06Let's pay tribute to the crucial role
23:08of the private sector in the mobilization
23:10of financing and investment.
23:12The head of the Ivorian diplomacy
23:14is pleased with the fruitful cooperation,
23:16especially in the fields of education,
23:18education, training,
23:20security and justice.
23:23The President of the Commission of the CEDEAO
23:25has confirmed that the Republic of Mali
23:27will officially leave the CEDEAO
23:29from January 29.
23:31Mali and the other countries of the alliance
23:33held a meeting this Friday,
23:35details with Mohamed Danyoko.
23:37One year after manifesting
23:39his desire to leave the CEDEAO,
23:41Mali will no longer be part of this institution
23:43from January 29.
23:45A departure from the CEDEAO
23:47which is widely appreciated
23:49within the Malian population.
23:51If Mali could create the IAS,
23:53at the same time,
23:55it should remain in the CEDEAO.
23:57It is as if we have the IAS,
23:59we work together, the three countries,
24:01Mali, Niger and Burkina.
24:03At the same time, we are in the CEDEAO,
24:05the two go together.
24:07Before this date, Mali and the other two
24:09confederate countries within the
24:11Sahel State Alliance,
24:13namely Burkina Faso and Niger,
24:15are actively preparing by accelerating
24:17the implementation of certain measures,
24:19for the benefit of the people and their well-being.
24:21All these issues are settled,
24:23no precise legal documents
24:25have been adopted today.
24:27But it is also obvious that
24:29when you follow the news,
24:31you understand that there are several
24:33states that are expressed on these issues,
24:35states of Lyon in particular.
24:37Most, in any case,
24:39are quite in agreement
24:41that there is no particular visa to install.
24:43During this two-day meeting
24:45that brought together the experts
24:47of the three countries,
24:49it was decided, among other things,
24:51the creation of an investment bank,
24:53a shopping center,
24:55road construction and railways
24:57to support efforts on the security level.
24:59I think that the actions
25:01that we plan to take,
25:03fortunately,
25:05we have planned delays
25:07for each of the actions,
25:09delays of nine months for some,
25:11delays of three months for others
25:13and even delays of 15 days
25:15For the PC, for example,
25:17for community recruitment,
25:19these are the delays that must be respected
25:21because we have taken the commitment
25:23from the head of state
25:25that we will not be the pillar
25:27that will be left.
25:29The six-month delay granted by the CIA
25:31will be taken advantage of
25:33by the Senegalese and Togolese presidents
25:35to continue the mediation.
25:39This is the end of this news.
25:41Thank you for following it.
25:43See you next time.