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00:00We are still together on MEDIEN TV. Thank you for remaining faithful to us. Here are the
00:20titles of your newspaper.
00:21Towards the end of the war in Gaza, the first step, in any case expected for 15 months,
00:29Israel and Hamas have agreed to cease fire. But this morning, the Israeli Prime Minister
00:34accused the Palestinian movement of returning to some points of the agreement, which the
00:41Hamas denies.
00:42Despite the announcement of an agreement, Israel has intensified its strikes on Gaza
00:50yesterday, with 73 people killed, including 20 children and 25 women.
00:57Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the United States appointed by Donald Trump, put into
01:04force during his confirmation speech at the post in front of the Senate the progress of
01:10Morocco, which he considers as a strategic ally of the United States.
01:15We are still together on MEDIEN TV. Thank you for remaining faithful to us. Here are
01:22the titles of your newspaper.
01:24Towards the end of the war in Gaza, the first step, in any case expected for 15 months,
01:31Israel and Hamas have agreed to cease fire. But this morning, the Israeli Prime Minister
01:39accused the Hamas of returning to some points of the agreement, which the Palestinian movement
01:44denies. For Hamas, Israeli accusations in this regard have no basis.
01:49Back now on the different terms of this agreement with Raja Ingo.
02:09Hamas and Israel finally accept the agreement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Qatar, the
02:16main mediator country with the United States and Egypt, had reassured that negotiations
02:22were at the final stage. The Israeli government confirmed on Tuesday that it was in favor
02:28of this agreement. Israel seeks to obtain the release of 33 hostages out of the 251 captured
02:36during the first stage. The release of the last hostages will be made during negotiations
02:41for the second phase.
02:43There is a real desire on our part to reach an agreement. The first stage will be implemented
02:50for 42 days. And during these 42 days, we will start negotiating for the beginning of the
02:55second phase, which will of course be more complicated. I hope that we will reach this
03:00agreement.
03:04In exchange for the 33 hostages, Israel will have to release a thousand Palestinians
03:09detained. The hostages will be released in groups, starting with children and women.
03:15This imminent ceasefire gives hope to the Palestinians who have suffered for more than
03:20two years the multiple murderous strikes on the Gaza Strip.
03:25We pack our things and prepare to go home, whether they are still standing or
03:31they have become rubble. The most important thing for us is to see the stability restored
03:36in the cities that we had to leave.
03:40We are prudently optimistic and we pray to Allah that we can return home safely,
03:46even if that means going back to a tent.
03:53If the agreement is concluded, it is more than a million Palestinians who will be able
03:58to return home. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken proposed on Tuesday to send an
04:04international security force to Gaza and to place the territory under the responsibility
04:10of the UN. He estimated that the Palestinian Authority should resume control of Gaza in
04:15the future.
04:21And in the news of the announcement of this ceasefire, thousands of Palestinians have
04:26exulted through the Gaza Strip. Screams of joy quickly dissipated by the intensification
04:32of Israeli strikes. They cost the lives of 73 people yesterday, including 20 children
04:38and 25 women, in bombings, mainly targeting Gaza City, but also Khan Younes, 230 people
04:46were also injured.
04:50We are joined by Amjad Shihab, Professor of Political Science at the University of Al-Quds.
04:56Hello and thank you for accepting our invitation.
05:00Hello and thank you for inviting me.
05:04We saw it right after the announcement of this agreement. Israel intensified its strikes
05:10on the Palestinian enclave. This morning, the Israeli government announced that it would
05:17return to Hamas. Is there an international guarantee that this ceasefire will not only
05:23be accepted by both parties, but will also be respected?
05:30Yes, I think there are two important points. The first point is that the ceasefire is not
05:37only accepted by both parties, but will also be respected.
05:43Yes, I think there are two important points. The first point is that there is a fierce
05:49resistance against the occupation army. This is a voice of oppression against this government.
05:55The second point is the personal intervention of President Lutrab, who personally intervened
06:02because he wanted to show that he was capable of doing something. The Democratic Administration
06:08presided over by Biden did not succeed in stopping these massacres for 15 months.
06:14In the general context, the agreement that was signed by Hamas is not yet signed by Israel
06:20and by Netanyahu, who is looking for an excuse to retreat because he fears that his government
06:27will fall. In the case that the Jewish party and the party of the religious Soviet Union
06:33leave the government, this government will fall. That's why he's looking for an excuse
06:39to say, yes, Hamas wanted to add conditions. He continues to massacre the Palestinians
06:45and he's afraid that this government will fall because for him, keeping the unity of
06:51the right wing is more important than anything else. That's why it's important to have guarantees
06:57for this criminal government that continues to kill and massacre children, women and civilians
07:05every day, without any justification, without any pretext, just for the pleasure of killing.
07:13I will just correct later in the report, there are just 99 detainees, whether alive or dead.
07:21And against the party, there are about 14,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
07:29It went beyond the game. And what interests him is that he continues to be Prime Minister,
07:37he continues to be in power, and that's what he's feeding, he's killing the Palestinians
07:45to keep the unity of his government. And from there, there is a risk, we must be careful
07:51because until now, they have not signed the agreement, and I am afraid that Hamas has signed it.
07:58Amjad Shihab, you said it, in Israel, the far-right parties are standing up against this agreement.
08:06Will they really be able to weigh the scales today?
08:11Yes, it is very important for them because they have set objectives, great slogans.
08:19We will destroy Hamas, we will raze the Gaza Strip, we will release the prisoners and detainees,
08:27because there are a large number of soldiers, not to mention the two hostages,
08:34and the only way to free them is military pressure.
08:40Today, they say, we will negotiate, because the only way to free them is to negotiate with the Hamas movement.
08:48In 2023, they said, Hamas is over, it no longer exists.
08:53In 2025, they say, we are waiting for Hamas' response.
08:57Even the Israeli Prime Minister said today, Hamas wants to add conditions, Hamas has not signed.
09:03She is looking for an excuse to cancel it because she is fed up with it.
09:07She continues to exist in her position with the massacre, the carnage that she is doing daily,
09:14and she keeps the unity of her far-right and fascist government.
09:19It is from there that the International Committee must say, we must stop this government that continues to kill people,
09:27who are committing war crimes and crimes against humanity,
09:33just because there are personal and partisan, ideological interests, and they are killing people.
09:42Without this pretext, we will eradicate Hamas.
09:47Hamza Chihab.
09:50Hamas is looking to stop this, to stop the genocide, to stop the carnage at all costs.
09:56It started there.
09:58Thank you, Hamza Chihab.
10:01Thank you, thank you for all these details.
10:03Thank you for answering our questions.
10:11This was undoubtedly his last speech as President of the United States.
10:15Joe Biden addressed the Americans yesterday in a farewell speech,
10:19in which he was worried to see America fall into the hands of the site of an oligarchy,
10:26without naming them.
10:28Donald Trump and the multimillionaire billionaires of tech are now behind him.
10:34If Joe Biden lends to his successor robust growth and very low unemployment,
10:40his mandate remains synonymous for many strong American households at the cost of their lives.
10:51He will be the new face of the United States abroad.
10:54Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State appointed by Donald Trump,
10:58put forward during his confirmation speech at the post in front of the Senate,
11:04the progress of Morocco, which he considers as a strategic ally of the United States.
11:10For him, the kingdom is a model to follow in the fight against terrorism.
11:15Even his two bells on Joe Wilson's side, for the American congressman,
11:20Morocco is an essential and long-standing partner of the United States.
11:25The Republican representative who congratulated himself on presiding over the group of friendships
11:30of the United States-Morocco in the House of Representatives,
11:33also wanted to put on guard against the threat posed by the terrorist militia of Polisario
11:40and its support for stability in West Africa.
11:48Recently appointed, the Spanish Commissioner General of Information
11:52has chosen Morocco for his first visit at the head of a high-level security delegation.
11:58Governor Antonio Sussine Bartero was received yesterday in Rabat
12:03by the Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdelatif Hamouchi.
12:09A visit aimed at promoting bilateral cooperation in the field of the fight against terrorism
12:17and violent extremism in the various centers of tension around the world,
12:22especially in the Sahel and Sahara region.
12:25They also discussed security cooperation in order to ensure a good organization of the 2030 World Cup.
12:36We remain in the kingdom where mercury refuses to climb.
12:39The cold wave continues, it will continue until Saturday
12:43with temperatures that will vary between minus 8 and 9 degrees Celsius.
12:48Snowfalls are expected at heights exceeding 1,400 meters.
12:53They are concerned by this fall in temperatures.
12:56The provinces of Ifran, Boulmane, Sefrou, Azilal, Benimelal,
13:00if you are in Khinefra, El House, you have certainly felt it,
13:04in Vodoudoun, Gant and Mantou.
13:07So if you also wake up on the side of Figik, Oshishawa, Tinrir, Ouarzazate, Midelt and Tarudande.
13:15And yes, it is a cold weather that is falling.
13:19We have just seen it in several regions of the kingdom.
13:22The authorities are mobilized in the mountainous areas
13:26to provide the necessary help and protect the citizens from the consequences of the winter cold in Benin.
13:34With temperatures reaching record levels below zero,
13:37the inhabitants of the mountainous regions are the most exposed
13:41and children and elderly people are the most vulnerable.
13:44To deal with this wave of cold,
13:46the province of Khinefra has set up a vigilance committee
13:50to protect all vital sectors of the region.
13:53Here at the HRI school, all the precautions and necessary measures are taken
13:58to heat the classrooms that house more than 80 students.
14:03Our establishment has started a proactive operation
14:08to test the operation of the central boiler,
14:12so as not to have any bad surprises.
14:16We have also bought enough butane gas
14:20to be very well equipped against the cold here at the school.
14:25In the glacial corners of the mountains of the Middle Atlas,
14:29families collect a lot of wood to warm up
14:33and stock it with winter food supplies.
14:37The National Water and Forest Agency of the region
14:41is also mobilizing to find alternatives to the population
14:45to arm itself against the cold.
14:49Among the proactive measures,
14:52there is the organization of the sale of forest plots
14:56to allow the sale of enough wood in the markets.
15:00We are also selling economic wood ovens
15:04to rationalize the use of wood.
15:08In the province of Khinefra,
15:12no less than 49 villages distributed over several municipalities
15:16are affected by this wave of cold.
15:20Authorities are mobilizing day and night
15:24enough human and logistical resources
15:28to effectively cover these areas and unblock inaccessible roads.
15:32Finally, more than 600 tons of heating wood
15:36will be distributed to families in need.
15:40And right now, let's welcome the guest of the Grand Journal of the Midday.
15:44In his speech to the Senate,
15:48I told you, Mark Rubio, US Secretary of State appointed by Donald Trump,
15:52highlighted the progress of Morocco,
15:56which he considers as a strategic ally of the United States.
16:00To talk about it, we are with Nizar Derdabi,
16:04Defense and Security Analyst.
16:08Hello and thank you for accepting our invitation.
16:12Hello, thank you for the invitation.
16:16What do you think of Mark Rubio's statement on Morocco?
16:20As you have noted,
16:24Mr. Mark Rubio,
16:28who will be the future head diplomat of the United States,
16:32appointed by the new Trump administration,
16:36insisted in his inaugural speech
16:40on the main partners of the United States,
16:44Morocco. I think the fact that Morocco was mentioned
16:48in Mark Rubio's inaugural speech
16:52shows how much Morocco is considered by the United States,
16:56but especially by this future Trump administration,
17:00as one of the strategic partners in several areas.
17:04By the way, Mark Rubio mentioned a few, among the most important.
17:08The anti-terrorist struggle, which is an important and major pillar
17:12for both countries, but also the economic development
17:16in the region, knowing that Morocco has become
17:20an important hub at the industrial level,
17:24at the commercial level, through the port of Tangier,
17:28but also through the development of the automotive and aeronautical industry
17:32and the future defense industry.
17:36It seems to me that the United States will be an actor that will collaborate
17:40with the Moroccan administration.
17:44We will have the opportunity to come back to the points you just mentioned.
17:48Mark Rubio said that he considers Morocco
17:52as a strategic ally of the United States.
17:56In what way is Morocco a key partner of the United States
18:00in the region?
18:04First of all, it is a historical partner of the United States.
18:08Morocco was the first country, the first nation to recognize
18:12the United States of America after their independence.
18:16This collaboration, this partnership,
18:20has not ceased to be reinforced, regardless of the political color,
18:24regardless of the partisan color of the American administration,
18:28whether it is a Democrat or a Republican.
18:32The advanced partnership that links Morocco to the United States
18:36includes several areas, the commercial and economic domain,
18:40I will say that it is the basic domain,
18:44through the free trade agreements,
18:48but also what is increasingly highlighted
18:52is the entire strategic, military and security side.
18:56We know that the North African region has a lot of threats,
19:00with a large number of terrorist threats in the Sahel.
19:04It has some branches in the Moroccan territory
19:08and particularly in the southern provinces.
19:12Knowing the context in which the United States of America
19:16was invited to leave their military base in Niger,
19:20which was one of the most important military bases
19:24of the American administration,
19:28the United States, in their relentless war against terrorist networks,
19:32will want to strengthen their cooperation
19:36and rely more and more on Moroccan support.
19:40During the next four years of the new Trump administration,
19:44how exactly can Morocco,
19:48which today is an example to follow in terms of security,
19:52how can Morocco bring its stone to the building
19:56and be a key player in the stabilization of the region,
20:00especially in the fight against terrorism?
20:06The fight against terrorism is based on several axes.
20:10Morocco has a strategy that is tested
20:14for the fight against terrorism and Islamist radicalization.
20:18It is a model that tries to be reproduced by several countries
20:22because it is based on several pillars.
20:26The first is the basis of the fight against terrorism,
20:30but also the socio-economic pillar, the reform of the religious field.
20:34To answer your question, how can this cooperation
20:38between Morocco and the United States
20:42go further?
20:46One of the important axes to fight terrorism
20:50is the support and collection of information.
20:54Moroccan services are currently exchanging
20:58a lot of information with their counterparts,
21:02whether they are European or American.
21:06The field of sharing and exchanging information
21:10will be an area that will be further accentuated in the future.
21:16The proof is that these Moroccan information services
21:20are given as an example,
21:24especially in the reports of the US Department of State.
21:32Yes, indeed.
21:36In fact, if we go back to your newspaper,
21:40it cited the issue of cooperation in the fight against terrorism
21:44between Morocco and Spain,
21:48with Mr. Abdel Taif al-Hammouchi at the forefront.
21:52All this contributes to the fact that Morocco
21:56is increasingly sought after.
22:00Moroccan expertise in this field is increasingly sought after
22:04by its allies and foreign partners.
22:08When we talk about Morocco, we also think of its very dynamic economy.
22:12Today, in terms of economic exchange,
22:16how should Rabat and Washington work
22:20over the next four years to boost their trade?
22:26The future policy that will be adopted by Donald Trump
22:32has been seen through the various outings
22:36of the new president of the United States.
22:40The United States of America
22:44will take into account a protectionist policy
22:48to give first of all the advantage to American production.
22:52We expect that European actors
22:56in general expect
23:00that there will be a decline in trade
23:04between the United States and Europe.
23:08We also expect a future trade war between China and the United States.
23:12Morocco will be able to take advantage of the free trade agreements
23:16between the two countries
23:20and the desire of the United States to break through the African market.
23:24We know that Africa is a continent
23:28where Chinese economic actors are very present.
23:32This is due to a Chinese policy
23:36that began more than ten years ago.
23:40The United States will surely be able to catch up with this delay
23:44and Morocco is an important partner
23:48on which the United States will be able to rely to break through the African market.
23:52Mr. Derdabi, thank you for all these details.
23:56Thank you for answering our questions.
24:04We continue this newscast.
24:08Traditional craftsmanship embodies a living heritage
24:12passed down from generation to generation.
24:16This craftsmanship shapes not only objects but also destinies
24:20as we will see in this report by Genèse Moukaha and Shehnaou.
24:24Craftsmanship in Senegal is much more than an economic activity.
24:28This cultural craftsmanship is a heritage passed down from generation to generation.
24:32In Dakar, the district of Soumbédoune embodies this heritage
24:36and this craftsmanship is a pillar of the Senegalese culture and identity.
24:40Here, the youth are brought up on their own.
24:44For example, the boy here is my son.
24:48He is not all the sons.
24:52There are others who have gone to school and are doing something else.
24:56Those who cannot persevere in their studies
25:00join their father as I do.
25:04I am very proud of him
25:08because he likes what he is doing.
25:12This is what I have done to be here
25:16and live with my family.
25:20Among them, there are these sons of artisans who choose to perpetuate the family tradition.
25:24This is the case of a young man who, after leaving school,
25:28discovered a real passion for sculpture.
25:32My father told me to come here to help him.
25:36One day, I want to be an artisan like him
25:40because I love art.
25:44That is why I will help him one day when he is not here.
25:48For these sculptors, craftsmanship is much more than a job.
25:52It is an opportunity to make their own way,
25:56a way to face the challenges of life.
26:00It is through a friend who is in the neighborhood
26:04and there are other children who often come to the center.
26:08As they are here, they learn and earn money.
26:12This motivates them to stay.
26:16They stay and become sculptors
26:20without realizing how they ended up here.
26:24In Soumbédoune, on the western cornice of Dakar,
26:28artists do not only shape objects.
26:32Here, they also shape destinies,
26:36transforming heritages into opportunities and vocations into the future.
26:40You can find this interview on our website
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