MEDI1 MORNING - 14/10/2024
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00:00Welcome everyone, I am delighted to see you for a new edition of the major media morning
00:20news.
00:21Here are the headlines.
00:22The Lebanese Hezbollah threatened on Monday Israel with other attacks in case of pursuit
00:28of its offensive in Lebanon after a drone strike aimed at a military position in the
00:35south of Haifa, which killed four Israeli soldiers and injured more than 60 people.
00:45Beijing is carrying out military maneuvers around Taiwan on Monday, a serious warning
00:53of separatists on the island, which arouses concern in Washington.
00:59The U.S. drone strike was stopped on Saturday after a meeting of Donald Trump in Coachella,
01:08California, in possession of several weapons, detained illegally before being released
01:14without cause.
01:16Before developing all these headlines, you should know that His Majesty the King Mohammed
01:25VI, accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Eritrean Moulay el-Hassan, His Royal Highness
01:30Prince Mounir Chid and His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Ahmed, presided yesterday at the
01:39Moselle, Mohammed V, a religious vigil in commemoration of the 26th anniversary of the
01:43disappearance of His Majesty the King Hassan II.
01:46The religious vigil was marked by the recitation of verses from the Holy Qur'an.
01:51On this occasion, the Sovereign was gathered at the temple of His Majesty the King Hassan
01:57II.
01:58His Royal Highness Princess Laila Miriam presided Sunday at the Mosque of Sunnah Ar-Rabah,
02:19a religious vigil.
02:21This religious vigil was marked by the recitation of verses from the Holy Qur'an and the declamation
02:27of the Prophet Mohammed by His Royal Highness Prince Eritrean Moulay el-Hassan II.
02:30The religious vigil was marked by the participation of several female, civil and military personalities.
02:58In the Middle East, the Lebanese Hezbollah threatened Israel on Monday with other attacks
03:05in the event of its offensive in Lebanon after a drone strike targeting a military position
03:12south of Haifa, which killed four Israeli soldiers and injured more than 60 people.
03:17In a statement, the Hezbollah promised the enemy that the attack south of Haifa was
03:22only a foretaste of what awaits it if it decides to continue its aggression against our people.
03:28The Israeli army killed four soldiers and injured seven soldiers on a training camp
03:35of the Golanic Brigade in Ben Yamina, south of Haifa, north of Israel.
03:41According to United Hazala, an organization of volunteer rescuers, the attack injured more than 60 people.
03:53The film announces that two Israeli tanks have entered force in one of its positions.
04:02The United Nations Interim Force, deployed in southern Lebanon, also accused the Israeli army
04:09yesterday of blocking one of its movements, claiming explanations after shocking violations.
04:15More details with Soheil Jalil.
04:19The act of courage is posed for the 9,500 Blue Helmets deployed in southern Lebanon.
04:26Targeted several times by the Israeli army, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon,
04:31the Finul, defended by about forty states, claimed its will not to leave the south
04:36where the fights against Hezbollah were fought.
04:39For its part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exhorted the UN Blue Helmets
04:44to leave the fighting areas where Israeli tanks have destroyed the main door of the base
04:49of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to cross the border.
04:59I would like to make a direct appeal to the UN Secretary General.
05:02It is time for you to withdraw the Finul from the bastions of Hezbollah and the fighting areas.
05:07The Israeli army has asked for it several times and has repeatedly refused.
05:12Your refusal to evacuate the soldiers of the Finul in celebration of the hostages of Hezbollah
05:20we regret the injuries suffered by the soldiers of the Finul
05:27and we are doing everything in our power to avoid these accidents.
05:34On the basis of international indignation, the Blue Helmets hold their position so well
05:39The UN, with whom Israel maintains excellent relations, has increased the time
05:44when the Israeli army intensifies its strikes in Lebanon and fights alone against Hezbollah.
05:52We urge the parties not only to show maximum restraint but also to cease fire.
06:00This is a conflict that has killed more than 2,000 people in the last two weeks.
06:05More than a thousand people have been killed.
06:10It is therefore extremely serious.
06:12We encourage not only the parties but also the international community
06:16to stop the war and to help the belligerents to find a political and diplomatic solution.
06:31This is something very serious and I hope it will draw the attention of the world to what Israel is doing.
06:39This is not the first time they target the forces of the UN.
06:44Many war crimes have already been committed by Israel.
06:47In several places, they killed many civilians.
06:58After the call of his Israeli counterpart,
07:00the Lebanese Prime Minister denounced Sunday a new Israeli refusal to bend to international law.
07:06Najib Mikati said he condemned Benjamin Netanyahu's position and the Israeli aggression against Finul.
07:12At least 40 countries, of which 34 contributors to Finul,
07:15brought their full support to the force, exhorted to protect the Blue Helmets.
07:20Created in 1978, Finul's mission is to monitor the security situation
07:25and to protect civilians in the area between Lebanon and Israel.
07:30The Israeli army intensifies its strikes in the south of Lebanon
07:34against the positions of Hezbollah, which resists with rocket fire.
07:39Are we far from an escalation?
07:43And let's get closer to a scenario where a possible Israeli attack against Tehran
07:48could occur at any time.
07:52Let's listen to the analysis of Amjad Shehab,
07:54a political science professor at the University of Al-Qudsa.
07:59Are we far from an escalation?
08:02Hezbollah today is led by a collective council
08:07that sees that there is no need to make concessions.
08:12On the subject of the resolution of 1701,
08:17which stipulates the total withdrawal of Hezbollah forces to the Itanian river,
08:23there is also the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation force to the Blue Line.
08:30And today there is a discussion,
08:32but Hezbollah insists that the Lebanese case is linked to the Palestinian case.
08:41A ceasefire at the Gaza Strip and at the same time a ceasefire in the south of Lebanon.
08:47I think this problem will last
08:51because Hezbollah refuses to make concessions.
08:55And this is an essential problem,
08:57especially with French and American mediation,
09:01which seeks to neutralize Hezbollah
09:05and separate the Palestinian case from the Lebanese case.
09:09That's why I think it will last.
09:12Especially the Lebanese, Hezbollah seeks to take revenge on Israel
09:18for the murders of their leader, Nasser Allah.
09:27On Monday, planes and ships to encircle Taiwan
09:32as part of a military operation
09:36flew to the separatists on the island,
09:40which worries Washington.
09:42The United States, which had on Friday
09:45warned Beijing against any provocation against Taipei
09:48after exchanges between the two neighbors
09:52in denouncing unjustified operations,
09:54which represents a risk of escalation.
09:56China has described these new exercises
09:59as serious warnings against separatist actions
10:04by the forces of Taiwan's independence.
10:06This is a legitimate and necessary operation
10:09to safeguard the sovereignty of the state and national unity,
10:12according to Captain Li Qi,
10:14spokesman for the Eastern Command of the Chinese army.
10:25Here is a tour of the presidential campaign in the United States.
10:30Let's go.
10:42The driver was arrested on Saturday
10:44near a Donald Trump meeting in Coachella, California,
10:48in possession of several weapons illegally detained
10:51before being released on bail the same evening.
10:55This is what the local sheriff's office said on Sunday.
10:58According to a statement from local authorities,
11:00the suspect, identified as Vem Miller,
11:03a 49-year-old Las Vegas resident,
11:06was in possession of a gun,
11:08a pistol loaded with a high-capacity magazine in his car.
11:13He was released on bail of $5,000 the same evening.
11:17He is due to appear on January 2
11:19in front of a local courthouse
11:21on charges of possession of a loaded weapon
11:23and possession of a high-capacity magazine.
11:26The announcement comes after two assassination attempts
11:29against the former Republican president in recent months
11:34and at a time when he pleads for more resources
11:37to be devoted to his security.
11:46And then Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
11:49faced off at a distance yesterday
11:52in two very disputed American states.
11:56Three weeks after the November 5 vote,
11:59polls are still as tight,
12:02but several investigations reveal
12:04the difficulties of Kamala Harris
12:06to fill the void among black and Latino American voters.
12:11On Sunday, the 59-year-old vice president
12:14had chosen North Carolina
12:16at a time when a strong black American population
12:20had won for the last time in 2008
12:23by a Democrat,
12:25who had just been sanctioned by Hurricane Helen
12:28at a meeting in Greenville.
12:30She attacked her rival,
12:32accusing him of a lack of transparency
12:34on his health
12:36and of refusing to have a second debate with her,
12:39her predecessor.
12:41At the White House, Donald Trump, 78, was in Arizona.
12:44He once again gave in to the anti-immigrant rhetoric
12:47accusing Governor Biden
12:49of importing an army of illegal immigrants.
13:06And right away, the guest of the major media newspaper,
13:10Morning,
13:12the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon,
13:16the Finul,
13:17announces that two Israeli tanks
13:19have come into force.
13:21In one of its positions, the Finul,
13:23deployed in southern Lebanon,
13:25has also warned of the threat
13:27of a catastrophic regional conflict,
13:29while the Israeli army
13:31is fighting the Lebanese Hezbollah
13:33and the Palestinian Hamas.
13:35At least 40 countries have exhorted
13:37to protect the Blue Helmets.
13:39Five were injured in 48 hours.
13:42To talk about it,
13:44I am with Hasni Abidi,
13:46political scientist,
13:48director of the Center for Studies and Research
13:51on the Arab and Mediterranean World.
13:55Hello, Mr. Hasni Abidi,
13:57and thank you for accepting our invitation.
14:00Hello.
14:02Hello, Madam.
14:04So, Israeli tanks have crossed the Blue Line,
14:08separating Israel and Lebanon,
14:10and have come into force
14:12in one of the positions of the Finul.
14:15This is what the mission announced yesterday.
14:17How do you explain these successive attacks
14:20by the Israelis
14:22against the positions of the Finul
14:24in Lebanon?
14:27These attacks against the Finul
14:29are part of a plan
14:31deliberated by the Israeli army,
14:34which aims, of course,
14:36to seize a part of Lebanon,
14:38to go beyond this Blue Line,
14:41knowing, of course,
14:43that the positions of the Finul
14:45are known,
14:47are also seen by the Israeli forces
14:49since their re-establishment.
14:51There is a collaboration
14:53on both sides of the border.
14:55The Israeli army does not want the Finul
14:57to be present,
14:59because this presence serves
15:01as an observation force.
15:03It is a direct witness
15:05of a great overturning
15:07of the Lebanese sovereignty,
15:09as the Secretary-General of the United Nations
15:11has said.
15:13It is an overturning, not an international one.
15:15In a way, we are facing
15:17an Israeli will
15:19not to allow any counter-power
15:21in the Lebanese territory.
15:23Can we consider
15:25these attacks against the Finul
15:27as simple accidents
15:29or military operations?
15:33No, it is not an accident.
15:35You know that in the manual
15:37for the use of international forces
15:39and even international organizations,
15:41all the GPS positions,
15:43the geographical positions,
15:45are transmitted to the Israeli forces.
15:47The Israeli army
15:49knows perfectly well
15:51the positions of all the forces
15:53which are quite an important force.
15:55The second element
15:57is that this force
15:59is there following a mandate
16:01from the Security Council.
16:03It does not belong to Israel
16:05and it does not change its position.
16:07So, we are not at all
16:09in an accident register
16:11insofar as the Israeli government
16:13itself
16:15is asking the Finul forces,
16:17the United Nations forces
16:19in the south of Lebanon,
16:21to take cover.
16:23In a way,
16:25we have a warning,
16:27a warning from the Israeli government
16:29against the United Nations forces.
16:31Very well.
16:33For a few days now,
16:35the Finul is on the front line.
16:37Can these Blue Helmets
16:39intervene
16:41or stand
16:43between
16:45Israel
16:47and Hezbollah?
16:51No, the United Nations forces
16:53are present following
16:55a Security Council resolution
16:57which was followed by a second one.
16:59Their mandate is clear.
17:01It is to observe
17:03but also
17:05to serve
17:07as a contact
17:09between the Lebanese forces
17:11and the Israeli forces
17:13while Hezbollah also serves
17:15as an intermediary,
17:17an interlocutor for the Finul forces.
17:19So, it is about
17:21respecting the Security Council resolution
17:23and ensuring
17:25that no force
17:27crosses this line
17:29and to observe
17:31all violations of this agreement.
17:33But it is not in its mandate
17:35to intervene militarily.
17:37It is far from being its objective
17:39and it does not have the means to do so
17:41and it does not have the legal mandate.
17:43Then, of course,
17:45there is a progression.
17:47The United Nations forces,
17:49following a second Security Council resolution,
17:51can also
17:53carry out humanitarian
17:55assistance operations
17:57for the victims of the conflict.
17:59So, we can see that it is a force
18:01of observation
18:03and it does not have
18:05a military mandate.
18:07It cannot serve.
18:09You saw that it was attacked
18:11but it did not respond
18:13to the Israeli forces' shots.
18:15The Israeli Prime Minister,
18:17you just pointed out,
18:19that Assad had asked
18:21to withdraw
18:23the Finul forces
18:25and he refused.
18:27Would the Finul
18:29be an obstacle
18:31for the Israeli army
18:33to carry out
18:35its military operations?
18:39Yes, it was an obstacle.
18:41First, no one can ask
18:43for the withdrawal of this force.
18:45Only a vote from the Security Council,
18:47which is the legal authority,
18:49in the end.
18:51It is the Security Council
18:53who will decide
18:55the withdrawal of this force,
18:57which is made up of several states.
18:59These are not the most
19:01negative or the most
19:03opposing states to Israel.
19:05The principle of an international force
19:07is, of course, to agree
19:09that all parties agree
19:11even on nationalities.
19:13So, yes, there was this repeated demand.
19:15Israel does not want
19:17neither witnesses,
19:19nor obstacles.
19:21These are not military obstacles.
19:23However, this force
19:25can observe
19:27both the damage
19:29and the obvious
19:31violations committed
19:33by the Israeli army.
19:35That is to say,
19:37we do not want this force
19:39because it is the only one
19:41that is visible today
19:43and that can transmit
19:45its relations to the United Nations.
19:47It is a credible force
19:49with eyepieces
19:51present in the south of Lebanon.
19:53This hinders the Israeli plans.
19:55Mr. Abedi,
19:57the Finul is asking for explanations
19:59after an Israeli incursion
20:01on one of its bases in Lebanon.
20:03The incident is part
20:05of the continuity of harassment
20:07inflicted in recent days
20:09at the UN Peacekeeping Mission.
20:11What does international law say?
20:13Well, you know,
20:15the Finul
20:17has so far
20:19demonstrated
20:21great restraint
20:23in its mandate.
20:25There are relations
20:27that are close
20:29with all parties,
20:31Israeli,
20:33but also Lebanese,
20:35but also with
20:37the heads of state,
20:39of the armies
20:41that have agreed
20:43to send their soldiers
20:45to participate
20:47in this peacekeeping mission
20:49which is considered
20:51the oldest mission.
20:53Today, as you know,
20:55we have arrived at a situation
20:57where the United Nations
20:59qualifies these acts
21:01against soldiers sent
21:03by international will
21:05to watch out
21:07for the respect
21:09of the Lebanese people
21:11as a war crime.
21:13We have arrived at a very important situation.
21:15What is paradoxical,
21:17however,
21:19is that the United States
21:21and other states
21:23like China and Russia,
21:25members of the Security Council,
21:27which is the supreme body
21:29of the United Nations,
21:31reacted very timidly
21:33to what is happening
21:35for the population
21:37and for the forces of the United Nations
21:39who are there just for an international mandate.
21:43Israel is facing
21:45a wave of international criticism
21:47following these attacks.
21:49The international community is monitoring
21:51the situation on the ground.
21:53A meeting of European countries
21:55contributing to this
21:57will take place this week.
21:59What can we expect
22:01from this meeting?
22:07There are very important
22:09criticisms
22:11from the European Union.
22:13There are reminders
22:15from Israeli ambassadors.
22:17But in the absence
22:19of an important reaction,
22:21I believe that the question
22:23today is not about the forces
22:25of the United Nations,
22:27it is the question of Lebanon.
22:29Where is Israel going?
22:31Who can stop Israel
22:33and finally stop
22:35a very important wave?
22:37We know that Lebanon has become
22:39an area of influence
22:41between the two states.
22:43Yes, all Western chancellories
22:45are not at all in favor
22:47of these repeated attacks
22:49against the forces
22:51of the United Nations,
22:53but unfortunately
22:55we can see that all states
22:57show a certain limit.
22:59The United States,
23:01which can play
23:03a role of counter-power,
23:05also does not facilitate
23:07the achievement of peace in this region.
23:09Mr. Hassni Abedi,
23:11thank you
23:13for this explanation.
23:15Thank you for answering
23:17our questions.
23:19I remind you that you are
23:21Director of the Center for Studies
23:23and Research on the Arab and Mediterranean
23:25World.
23:29This is how
23:31this edition ends.
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