2018年CRI 2 Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza on Nakba Day

 

Two Palestinians have been reportedly shot dead during confrontations¹ with Israeli soldiers in the eastern Gaza Strip as Palestinians marked the 70th anniversary of "Nakba" the "the Day of Catastrophe," which Palestinians use to describe the day after the founding of the State of Israel.

The Israeli army has reportedly killed 62 Palestinians and wounded more than 17-hundred others since Monday amid violent protests, with the violence prompting a wave of international condemnation² and concern.

CRI's Yu Yang has the story.

A United Nations Security Council meeting connected to the violence along the border between Israel and Gaza has begun with a moment of silence for the Palestinians killed on Monday.

The UN notes Monday represents the bloodiest³ day in Gaza since the 2014 war.

Nikolay Mladenov, Special UN Coordinator⁴ for the Middle East Peace Process, says its time for the fighting to stop.

"I call on all to join me today in condemning⁵ in the strongest possible terms the actions that have led to the loss of many lives in Gaza. Israel has a responsibility to calibrate⁶ its use of force, to not use lethal⁷ force except as a last resort under imminent⁸ threat of death or serious injury. It must protect its borders, but it must do so proportionally and investigate every incident that has led to a loss of human life. Hamas, which has controlled Gaza for over a decade, must not use the protests as a cover to attempt to place bombs at the fence and create provocations⁹."

Mladenov also says the international community also has a responsibility in this situation.

"The international community must step in and prevent war. We need to move forward quickly and effectively on all projects that have been discussed for months and months to solve the energy, water, and health crisis of the population. We can only do this in coordination¹⁰ with Israel, with the Palestinian Authority and with Egypt. But before all of that, the senseless violence needs to stop."

Representatives from China and Russia have also condemned¹¹ the violence in the Gaza Strip.

Russia has attempted to broker¹² meetings between Palestinian and Israeli factions¹³ in the past, and has suggested it is open to this once-again.

China's ambassador to the United Nations, Ma Zhaoxu, says it is time for cooler heads to prevail.

"We express our condolences and a sincere sympathy to the victims and their families. And we urge that an objective and impartial¹⁴ investigation¹⁵ be undertaken to bring clarity to what happened. China has consistently advocated that the dispute between Palestine and Israel be settled through peaceful negotiations¹⁶. China opposes any measures that will aggravate¹⁷ tensions and cause casualties among innocent civilians¹⁸."

Abdallah al-Mouallimi, Saudi Arabia's U.N. Ambassador, suggests the United Nations should be taking the lead in restarting peace talks.

"We are all for the peace program, we want the Security Council to reactivate the peace process. We want the quartet to be reactivated, we want a peace process that is based on international legitimacy¹⁹ and based on all the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly. Such a process is very much needed and very dearly needed and if that is what is being offered, then we're all for it."

The Israeli army says that around 4-thousand Palestinians participated in violent protests Tuesday at five locations along Israel's border.

Since the start of the so-called "Great March of Return" mass rallies in late March, the Israeli army has reportedly killed 111 Palestinians and wounded more than 10-thousand others.

1 confrontations   

n.对抗，对抗的事物( confrontation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At times, this potential has escalated into actual confrontations. 有时，这一矛盾升级为实际的对抗。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• These confrontations and uncertainties were bing played out for the first time on a global scale. 所有这一切对抗和不稳定，第一次在全球范围内得到充分的表演。 来自辞典例句

2 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

3 bloodiest   

adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
• It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网

4 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

5 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 calibrate   

校准；使合标准；测量（枪的）口径

参考例句：

• Pesticide levels in food are simply too difficult to calibrate.食品中杀虫剂的含量很难精确测定。

7 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

8 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

9 provocations   

n.挑衅( provocation的名词复数 )；激怒；刺激；愤怒的原因

参考例句：

• We cannot ignore such provocations. 对于这种挑衅，我们不能置之不理。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They must immediately cease all their provocations. 他们必须停止一切挑衅。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

11 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

12 broker   

n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排

参考例句：

• He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
• I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。

13 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

14 impartial   

adj.(in,to)公正的，无偏见的

参考例句：

• He gave an impartial view of the state of affairs in Ireland.他对爱尔兰的事态发表了公正的看法。
• Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils.就业指导员向所有学生提供公正无私的建议。

15 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

16 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

17 aggravate   

vt.加重(剧)，使恶化；激怒，使恼火

参考例句：

• Threats will only aggravate her.恐吓只能激怒她。
• He would only aggravate the injury by rubbing it.他揉擦伤口只会使伤势加重。

18 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

19 legitimacy   

n.合法，正当

参考例句：

• The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
• Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。