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Headlining today's edition of our show, new developments in the Middle East and the landfall of a cyclone¹ in India.

今天节目的头条新闻是中东局势的最新发展以及一场气旋登陆印度。

Not since 2014 has there been so much violence between Palestinians and Israelis.

自2014年以来，巴勒斯坦和以色列之间从未发生过像现在这样多的暴力事件。

From the Palestinian controlled territory of Gaza, more than 3,100 rockets have been fired into Israeli lands.

巴勒斯坦控制的加沙地区向以色列领土发射了超过3100枚火箭弹。

Israel says many of them have missed or gotten intercepted² by its missile defense³ system

以色列表示，多数火箭弹并未击中目标或其导弹防御系统拦截，

but some rockets have hit populated areas killing⁴ at least 10 people since the violence flared⁵ up more than a week ago.

但一些火箭弹击中了人口密集地区，自一周多以前暴力升级以来，目前已造成至少10人死亡。

Meantime, Israeli warplanes have launched air strikes on Gaza.

与此同时，以色列战机对加沙发动了空袭。

Their targets have included tunnels, residences and other buildings that Israel says were being used by Hamas.

袭击目标包括隧道、住宅和其他据以色列称被哈巴斯所使用的建筑。

That's the name of a Palestinian militant⁶ group that controls Gaza.

哈马斯是控制加沙地区的巴勒斯坦武装组织。

Israel and some other countries consider Hamas to be a terrorist organization.

以色列和其他一些国家认为哈马斯是恐怖组织。

The Health Ministry⁷ run by Hama says more than 200 people have been killed in Gaza and tens of thousands of others have had to flee their homes.

哈马控制的卫生部表示，加沙地区有超过200人丧生，数万人被迫逃离家园。

Other countries have called on Israelis and Palestinians to stop their attacks on one another

其他国家呼吁以色列和巴勒斯坦停止相互攻击，

but when we produced this show, the two sides had not agreed on what would have to happen for a ceasefire to take place.

但在我们制作本期节目时，双方尚未就停火事宜达成一致。

1 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

2 intercepted   

拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )； 截住； 截击； 拦阻

参考例句：

• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 Flared   

adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
• The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭，但它突然又燃烧起来。

6 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

7 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。