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Israel says its deadly raid into occupied territory prevented future attacks
At least 11 Palestinians are dead and over 100 are injured following a raid by Israeli military forces in the occupied West Bank. NPR's A Martinez talks to Washington Post reporter Miriam Berger.
A MART?NEZ, HOST:
How did an Israeli military operation turn so deadly?
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
Israel says it was trying to prevent attacks by launching one of its own. This happened in the occupied West Bank. And for those who don't follow this daily, we mention a few basics. Israel captured that region in a 1967 war and has controlled it since. Palestinians who live there have some authority in some areas, but Israel sends security forces where they choose. And yesterday, Israelis said they wanted to capture three suspects who were accused of planning future attacks.
MART?NEZ: By the time it was over, 11 Palestinians were killed. Washington Post reporter Miriam Berger is in the West Bank. Miriam, how did this raid unfold?
MIRIAM BERGER: So yesterday, around 10:30 a.m., the Israeli military began a raid on the town community of Nablus on the northern West Bank. It, you know, was a crowded day in the old city. And by the end of it, 11 people - Palestinians - had been killed. Among them were a 16-year-old, 72-year-old, 61-year-old, 6-year-old, and militant2 groups took - said that six of those after were killed were members of their group. And the Israeli military said it was targeting, in particular, three wanted fighters who it said had planned - that had carried out attacks and were planning immediate3 attacks. But, you know, this is a very, very crowded area. It was the daytime. And the stories - you know, lots of civilians4 were in the area, and it left a very, very chaotic5 and bloody6 scene.
MART?NEZ: And how are Palestinians responding?
BERGER: So, you know, this is part of a increase in raids and arrests that have been happening for nearly a year now. And it's really, really infuriated people. You know, average Palestinians are, you know, experiencing much more of a sort of an increase in violence in their everyday and especially in places like Nablus and Jenin, a nearby city, which have also, you know, sort of been the centers of this unrest. The various armed groups that have been forming - many of them are sort of young, disillusioned7 people who are, you know, from various political factions8 and are uniting, you know, in sort of these localized groups. They've, you know, pledged to step up attacks. So has this sort of larger, historic, larger groups, as well. You know, people are really feeling very under threat right now.
MART?NEZ: And the rise in violence has also coincided with the election of the most right-wing government in Israel's history. How is that affecting the situation?
BERGER: It very much is. You know, so there's - you know, key members of this new government have, you know, said they want to entirely9 annex10 the occupied West Bank. They have called for much harsher - already harsher, you know, policies against Palestinians. It's really made people afraid and sort of lost hope. You talk to folks, and there's just - I constantly hear people saying, like, there's no prospects11, there's no hope, there's no belief in the political process. And there's no belief in the international community helping12 out Palestinians, either. So people really feel like they're backed into a corner right now. And then these raids happen, and it really, you know, just exacerbates13 the whole cycle.
MART?NEZ: Miriam Berger is a Washington Post reporter covering the Middle East and foreign affairs. Miriam, thanks.
BERGER: Thank you for having me.
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adj.激进的,好斗的;n.激进分子,斗士 | |
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adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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4 civilians | |
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓 | |
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adj.混沌的,一片混乱的,一团糟的 | |
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adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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7 disillusioned | |
a.不再抱幻想的,大失所望的,幻想破灭的 | |
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组织中的小派别,派系( faction的名词复数 ) | |
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9 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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10 annex | |
vt.兼并,吞并;n.附属建筑物 | |
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11 prospects | |
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12 helping | |
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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n.使恶化,使加重( exacerbate的名词复数 )v.使恶化,使加重( exacerbate的第三人称单数 ) | |
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