MEDI1TV Afrique : MEDI1 MORNING - 03/12/2024
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00:00Welcome to a new edition of the Média Morgue News, I'm Elisabeth Guilfoyle.
00:25Israeli strikes have killed nine people in the south of Lebanon after Israel announced that it had hit dozens of Hezbollah targets in retaliation for an attack claimed for the first time since the CCEF came into force.
00:40In France, the atmosphere of the end of the reign the day after the launch of the 49-3 to make the budget for social security adopted by the government of Michel Barnier, extremely weakened in the face of almost inevitable censorship.
00:55In Senegal, the deputies of the 15th legislature were officially established on Monday. This new assembly follows the proclamation of the final results from the legislatures anticipated last November.
01:11Nine people have been killed on Monday in Israeli strikes in the southern villages of Lebanon after Israel announced that it had hit dozens of Hezbollah targets in retaliation for an attack claimed for the first time since the CCEF came into force.
01:31Yesterday evening, the Israeli army announced that it had hit dozens of Hezbollah targets across Lebanon. The Lebanese Ministry of Health said that the strikes had killed five people in the village of Halis and four in the village of Tielouza in the south of the country.
01:47The United States, the main ally of Israel, has stated that the strike has been in force since November 27 and that it examines the accusations of the two sides.
01:57The spokesman for the Department of State, Mathieu Miller, for his part, the president of the Lebanese parliament, Nabi Berri, said that Israel had violated the CCEF at least 54 times.
02:12Berri called on the committee in charge of supervising the strike, which includes the United States and France, to take action and force Israel to stop its violations and withdraw from Lebanese territory.
02:28On another front, in Gaza, the Israeli army called on the population to evacuate areas of the enclave after announcing the interception of a rocket fired from this region of the Palestinian territory in the direction of southern Israel.
02:46This call to evacuate several blocks defined by the Israeli army north of the city of Khan Younes is the first launched in weeks in this part of the Palestinian territory. The Israeli army has been concentrating its operations since October on the north of the Gaza Strip.
03:02The army had previously reported the interception of a projectile fired, according to it, from Khan Younes. The Azadeh al-Qassam Brigades, an armed branch of the Palestinian Hamas movement, claimed rocket fire on southern Israel.
03:17The Egyptian capital hosted yesterday the works of a ministerial conference to strengthen the humanitarian response to Gaza, with the participation of 103 delegations representing several states, including Morocco, organizations, international agencies and financial institutions.
03:42In a speech at the opening of the conference, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Egyptian Immigration, Badr Abdel-Hatteh, indicated that this enclave intervenes at a time when the unprecedented humanitarian tragedy suffered by the Palestinian people in Gaza continues.
03:58For his part, the UN Secretary-General, Aminah Mohamed, said that the catastrophe in Gaza is a nightmare that must cease, underlining the need to support the efforts of the people in Gaza who urgently need help to build a sustainable country in Gaza and in the Middle East.
04:18This conference, organized on the invitation of Egypt and the UN, intervenes in the seeding of efforts in favor of the humanitarian response to Gaza and to face the humanitarian catastrophe suffered by the Palestinian people.
04:35Bashar al-Assad denounced an attempt to redraw the map of the Middle East, a position expressed by the Syrian president after an offensive by rebels in the north of the country.
04:55Syrian planes and Russian planes hit rebel areas in northwestern Syria, killing 11 civilians, including children. This is the first time since 2011 that the Assad regime has completely lost Aleppo, a significant reversal inflicted by a session of al-Qaeda called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other rebel factions supported by Turkey.
05:20Our greatest wish is that the territorial integrity and national unity of Syria are preserved and that the uncertainty, which has lasted for 13 years, ends with a consensus in line with the legitimate demands of the Syrian people.
05:44If Turkey adopts a more neutral position, this time the weather is stronger on the American side, which calls for a de-escalation while accusing Iran and Russia of being behind the return of chaos in Syria.
05:57The UN Security Council Resolution 2254 calls for a political process. The Syrian government has never participated in this process. We continue to call for it. We continue to call on all countries to use their influence to promote this type of political process, which would open the way for the Syrian people, in which the regime dialogues with opposition groups.
06:26We also think that it would be useful for Russia and Iran to put an end to their destabilizing influence in Syria. We have seen them continue to destabilize the situation for more than a decade now. They continue to play a role that does not help the Syrian people or the region as a whole.
06:48Two allies, Russia and Iran. Moscow expressed its intention to help al-Assad's regime to repel the rebels. Iran has also reaffirmed its indefatigable support for the Syrian regime.
07:02The Islamic Republic of Iran announces its full support for the Syrian government, the Syrian people and the Syrian army. We will continue to stand by their side, as we have done before, and we think that stability and peace in Syria are of paramount importance. We are for peace and stability in the region.
07:29On the European side, several countries have called for a de-escalation in Syria, emphasizing the urgency of a political solution to put an end to hostilities. The French president has already arrived in Saudi Arabia to discuss with Mohamed bin Salman the conflicts in the region.
07:45The Syrian conflict, which began in 2011 after a violent repression of pro-democratic demonstrations, has caused about 1.5 million deaths. So far, the recent fights have marked a significant escalation of violence in a country already fragmented in different areas of influence.
08:04The ambience of the end of the meeting on the eve of the launch of the 49.3 to adopt the budget for social security. The government of Michel Barnier addresses on Tuesday the parliamentary hearings in an extremely fragile position, waiting for the coup d'etat of the expected censorship for Wednesday or Thursday.
08:25The session of questions to the government planned for the afternoon at the assembly promises to be tense, while the deputies will be called in a week to speak on a motion of censorship that has every chance of being approved.
08:38The left and the National Assembly have announced that they will vote on it. On Monday, the Prime Minister has engaged, without surprise, the responsibility of his government on the bill for the financing of social security, ensuring to have been at the end of the dialogue with the political groups, including the National Assembly.
08:59The adoption by the National Assembly of such a motion would be a first since the overthrow of the government of Georges Pompidou in 1962. The Barnier government would then become the shortest in the history of the Fifth Republic.
09:13The Senegal where the deputies of the 15th legislature were officially installed on Monday. This new assembly follows the proclamation of the definitive results of the legislatives anticipated last November. This is a story of our correspondents in Dakar, Daudasso and Chirinda.
09:39Senegal now has a new National Assembly. The President of the Parliament is also known. The new president of the Senegalese National Assembly was so far Minister of Transport, but he has chosen to resign from the government to serve the country at the hemicycle.
09:58We will now move on to the election of the other members of the office. I recall the provisions of Article 14, Article 2 of our Internal Regulation.
10:12The vice-presidents, secretaries and questioners are elected to the list for each function. Each group of the Assembly can present a list by function respecting gender equality, in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 2010-11 of May 28, 2010.
10:42For the deputies of PASTEF, the party in power, the hope of the population is great. They intend to be up to all their expectations.
10:52To be a deputy of the people, to fight for the people, to work for the Senegalese people, to work for development. We want sovereignty, which means a lot of work.
11:06Our mission is to be with the Senegalese population. We must not disappoint them. We are determined to change Senegal. We have found a Senegal in bankruptcy, where there are a lot of problems.
11:30On the opposition side, the Republican position is taken.
11:34I am in my 6th term of office. I have been a deputy since the old opposition. I have already crossed two regimes. My attitude is a Republican one.
11:46To be at the National Assembly for the people. We are already there for the people, we will be there for the people. We will remain attentive to all the proposals and bills that will be at the National Assembly.
12:01We will observe them, work on them, vote them according to the interests of our populations.
12:07After the anticipated legislative session on November 17, the Senegalese Constitutional Council proceeded on November 27 with the proclamation of the final results of the scrutiny.
12:20This new National Assembly is expected to vote on the budget for 2025 and the necessary reforms brought by the current Senegalese authorities.
12:32In the context of the campaign of the 16 days of activism against violence against girls and women, the NGO FAWE, as part of its Break Free project,
12:44has organized meetings with women and girls in two cities of the country.
12:49The objective of these meetings was to raise the voice of the victims and to promote the respect for the rights of women and girls.
12:59This is Mohamed Danyoukou's report.
13:02The campaign of the 16 days of activism against violence against girls and women began on November 25 and will end on December 10.
13:11The NGO FAWE, like several other NGOs and organizations, fights for the protection and promotion of the rights of girls and women,
13:21has organized a series of activities within the country with the objective of raising awareness among communities and decision-makers
13:29to take more action to end the violence against women and girls.
13:34The celebration of the 16 days of activism offers us the opportunity, as part of our project, to talk about the different violence against women and girls.
13:44This year, the theme adopted by the Malian government, which speaks of the role of the responsibility of families and the community in the fight against the violence based on the JAR,
13:52comforts the implementation of our project, because everything that affects girls and prevents them from evolving is in the air in the middle of our communities and our families.
14:04So the weight of the society that prevents girls and women from flourishing must be addressed on the public square
14:13and allow each other to assume their responsibilities to ensure that the rights of girls can be a reality and that girls can flourish in society.
14:22These activities, which took place in Kouchala and Agnena, allowed the victims of violence to call on the survivors to break the silence
14:32so that the population becomes more aware of the phenomenon.
14:36An initiative appreciated by local authorities.
14:40We remain infinitely focused on the theme of our objectives.
14:47Because every activity that concerns the awareness, the desire to put an end to the violence based on the JAR and the right to the heart.
14:58The marriage of children, marital and physical violence, psychological violence are among other themes that have been developed during the debate conference of these activities.
15:10Right away, place to the guest of the major media.
15:14A morning of rebel groups has been leading an offensive against the Syrian regime for several days and took control of Aleppo.
15:22More than 400 people have been killed since the beginning of the offensive.
15:27The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, said on Monday that the attacks of the rebels in northern Syria aimed to try to plunder the region of the Middle East.
15:36To make the point on the latest developments in Syria, we are live with Mr. Hasni Habedi, political scientist, director of the Center for Studies and Research on the Arab and Mediterranean World.
15:47Hello Mr. Hasni Habedi and thank you for being with us.
15:51Hello Madam.
15:53Last Wednesday, several rebel armed factions launched a large-scale operation against the Syrian army in the Idlib region, which lost a lot of ground.
16:05These rebel forces took control of Aleppo. How do you explain this breakthrough after five years of relative calm?
16:14There are several elements to this. First, there is a certain fatigue, a self-exhaustion of the Syrian army.
16:22Syria is going through an economic crisis that is asphyxiating the economy, but also the public services of Syria.
16:29The Syrian army has finally concentrated on what is called the useful Syria, the capital, some coastal cities and probably Omsk, which is still at the gates of Damascus.
16:39The second element is that the important allies of the Syrian regime have recently weakened since the war in Gaza.
16:47First, Hezbollah, which is still an ally of the Syrian regime, but which was present in the area.
16:53And the second ally is Iran, of course, which allowed Hezbollah to put Bashar al-Assad back on the scene in 2015.
17:02The last element is Russia, which is a question mark. It is true because usually it is Russia that ensures air coverage and which did not intervene immediately, which explains the debacle of the Syrian army.
17:15Three days is enough to conquer dozens of villages, government buildings.
17:22In your opinion, has this operation been prepared for a long time?
17:29Yes, I confirm that this operation is not a surprise operation or an improvised operation.
17:37When you manage to control in a few days the most important city after Damascus in Syria, it means that this operation has been prepared.
17:47But you know, the statements of al-Joulani, of the HTS, are there to show that they had this intention to secure their territory, consolidate it,
18:02in the face of repeated strikes by the Syrian army, supported by Russian aviation and by the other allies.
18:11So, in a way, there is a certain provocation on the part of the Syrian army, but the HTS also, we can say that it even got bored,
18:20or let's say that it had this idea to enlarge its territory and to control this area with the initial objective, which was the overthrow of the Syrian regime.
18:31Syrian President Bashar al-Assad highlighted on Sunday, while receiving the head of Iranian diplomacy, the importance of the support of the allies to face these attacks.
18:44Is the Syrian regime so fragile today?
18:49Yes, it is very fragile. It is fragile inside as it is fragile outside.
18:54Of course, it started its return to the international arena, we have seen it in the last summits convened by the Arab League,
19:03so it finally succeeded in its rehabilitation.
19:06At the same time, the great regional powers are not quite enthusiastic about this idea of unconditional support.
19:14The Syrian regime had promised, either in the process of Astana, or in addition to that, to initiate political reforms and to integrate all the political forces.
19:27While the Syrian regime finally hardened its policy, there is no such political perspective.
19:34You have an important state, Turkey, which maintains important relations with certain factions that have succeeded in this operation,
19:42which does not want this vacuum of security left by the Syrian regime, by Hezbollah, by the Iranians, to benefit the Kurdish elements.
19:50This is a central element in what is happening today in northern Syria.
19:54The conflict between the Syrian regime and the rebels is directly correlated to the margin of maneuver of their allies, regional or global powers,
20:05sometimes contrary to the interests. What are the diplomatic issues at the international level?
20:13Yes, but the issues are huge. First of all, Israel too.
20:18Benjamin Netanyahu, when he talks about redrawing the Middle East or redrawing the borders,
20:24we can see that finally the weakening of Hezbollah and the Iranians who are on the Syrian soil,
20:28the Israeli strikes have never ceased against the positions of the so-called Iranian experts.
20:36So, the weakening of Hezbollah and even the Iranian military experts on the Syrian soil is the case of Israel.
20:44But Israel and the United States, in my opinion, it is difficult for them to live with a jihadist threat, as they say, at the border.
20:53We have to remember that the HTS is on the list of personalities to be sought internationally.
21:01The second element is Turkey, where Mr Erdogan himself asked for a dialogue with Bashar al-Assad,
21:09which was rejected by Bashar al-Assad, because for him Turkey still occupies a part of the territory.
21:16So, you see, you already have three states, in my opinion, which are the first states involved.
21:22You have Iran, but Iran has other priorities.
21:25Its main priority is the securitization of its nuclear program, even if it has to make concessions in Libya
21:33with the acceptance of Cécile Feu and probably also this restraint observed on the Syrian soil.
21:39Speaking of the allies of the Syrian regime, this rapid offensive constitutes a huge obstacle for the Syrian regime.
21:48It comes at a time, you said it, when the allies, Iran and Russia, are concerned about their own conflict. What do you think?
22:01Yes, it is true. It is a generic element.
22:06It is the arrival of President Trump, the new president of the American administration,
22:10who pushes all regional actors to show their assets, to show their cards,
22:15to position themselves as essential interlocutors in the new policy of President Trump,
22:24whose contours and ambitions we do not yet know.
22:30This is also an element that, in my opinion, precipitated this offensive.
22:35It must be said that the states are worried, in a way, about this imprecision,
22:43or I would even say uncertainty, which is behind the new foreign policy of President Trump.
22:49Mr. Hassan Abidi, how do the great powers,
22:54the regional powers, react to the current situation in Syria?
23:01They are in a difficult situation, the great powers.
23:06Of course, Russia is not part of it, because Russia is worried.
23:11Russia has initiated what is called the Dastana process, which is a process that worked well,
23:17since Syria is the object of this process.
23:21But Russia is in dialogue with Iran and at the same time with Turkey.
23:26This allowed the birth of the HTS, because the radical opposition said that the Dastana process
23:32aimed at burying the rebellion and the opposition aimed at overthrowing Assad.
23:38The second element is that the Western powers, although they are attentive,
23:46are also worried about the resurgence of the Jihadist threat.
23:51This is the most important element.
23:53I believe that the only paradigm that dictates the behavior and attitude of the Western powers,
23:58both American and European, is above all this significant advance of this threat.
24:04Even if Al-Joulani of the HTS speaks of an organization that focuses on the Syrian interior,
24:12he has made a reconversion, he has cut ties with both the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda,
24:17but there is still a huge, important fear on the part of the European states,
24:23the Americans and even the United Nations, to see the rise of a new war,
24:29but with its burden to move, but also the question of the threat that weighs
24:35both on Iraq but also on the other neighboring countries.
24:38Mr. Hasni Abedi, thank you for this precious enlightenment.
24:43Thank you for answering our questions.
24:44I remind you that you are a political scientist, director of the Center for Studies and Research on the Arab World
24:50and Mediterranean in Geneva.
24:57This is the end of this edition.
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