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IDF troops killed a senior Hamas commander in Gaza on August 22 as a group of armed Palestinians approached the border fence.以色列國防軍部隊打死一名哈馬斯高級指揮官在加沙8月22日作為一個集團的武裝的巴勒斯坦人接近邊界圍欄。 This comes a day after the deaths of two children and three gunmen during a clash between IDF troops and Palestinian militiamen in the same border area.這一天後死亡，兩名兒童和三名槍手在之間的衝突，以色列國防軍部隊和巴勒斯坦民兵在相同的邊境地區。 In Tuesday’s (August 21) disputed incident, [...]在週二的（八月二十一日）有爭議的事件， [ … … ]

PA chairman Abbas charged on August 22 that the IDF’s stepped-up operations to counter terror cells in Gaza are threatening the peace process.巴勒斯坦權力機構主席阿巴斯被控於8月22日表示，以色列國防軍的加強行動，來對付恐怖組織在加沙地帶的威脅和平進程。 Israel has intensified its anti-terror operations in the Gaza Strip over recent days, carrying out airstrikes on Hamas and other radical militias that have left six Palestinians dead, including [...]以色列加大了反恐行動，在加沙地帶最近幾天，進行空襲是對哈馬斯等激進民兵已離開6名巴勒斯坦人死亡，包括[ … … ]

Following a counter-terrorism operation in central Gaza on Monday August 20, in which six enemy gunmen were killed by IDF ground troops, Hamas threatened that it may soon use weapons far more dangerous and lethal than the Kassam rocket.以下為一個反恐怖主義行動中，位於加沙地帶中部的週一對8月20日，在其中6個敵人的武裝分子被打死，以色列國防軍地面部隊，哈馬斯威脅說，它可能很快會使用武器迄今更加危險和致命的比卡薩姆火箭。

An IAF helicopter struck a car full of Islamic Jihad terrorists between Khan Younis and the Kissufim Crossing Tuesday August 21, killing at least three terrorists. 1宇航聯合會直升機擊中了一輛汽車，充分伊斯蘭聖戰組織的恐怖分子之間的汗尤尼斯和基蘇菲姆過境週二8月21日，造成至少3恐怖分子。 Six Hamas terrorists were killed and one more wounded in an air strike on their pick-up truck as it drove though central Gaza’s al-Bureij neighborhood Monday [...] 6哈馬斯恐怖分子被打死， 1人受傷，在空襲就其輛小卡車，因為它雖然將位於加沙地帶中部的基地- bureij居委會週一[ … … ]

The largest chartered flight of the summer filled with new immigrants (olim) from North America touched down Tuesday morning at Ben Gurion International Airport.最大的包機的夏季充滿新移民（ olim ）由北美落地週二今天上午在本古裡安國際機場。 With help from the Nefesh B’Nefesh organization, 225 North American Jews arrived to make their new home in their ancient homeland.的幫助下從nefesh b'nefesh組織， 225北美猶太人抵達做出自己的新家園，在他們的古老家園。 More [...]更多的[ … … ]

By Eitan Ben Eliyahu, ynetnews.com經eitan本資源□伊里亞湖， ynetnews.com
The Brodet Committee was persuaded to substantially increase the IDF defense budget.該brodet委員會說服大幅增加，以色列國防軍國防預算。 To this end, it recommended boosting the defense budget to NIS 70 billion (roughly $15 billion) over the course of the next ten years, and relied on coming up with resources totaling NIS 30 billion (roughly $7 billion) from [...]為此，建議增加國防預算，以700.00億新謝克爾（約150億美元）的過程中在未來十年，並依賴於未來與資源，共計300.0億新謝克爾（約70億美元）從[ … … ]

Preparations are underway for the 2009 UN World Conference against Racism, and groups such as NGO Monitor and UN Watch are warning that the 2009 conference will be a repeat of the disastorous 2001 conference held in Durban, South Africa, which labeled Israel an “apartheid state” and equated Zionism with racism.籌備工作正在進行中為2009年聯合國反對種族主義世界會議，和團體，如非政府組織監測和聯合國觀賞警告說， 2009年裁談會是一個重複的disastorous 2001年會議在德班舉行，南非，以色列，其中標示為“種族隔離的國家“和猶太复國主義等同於種族主義。

According to a recent survey published in the quarterly journal Foreign Policy, some 14% of foreign policy elites in the US do not believe that Israel plays a crucial role in US security interests, a higher figure than past findings.根據最近一項調查發表在季刊的外交政策，約有14 ％的外交政策精英，在美國不相信以色列起著關鍵的作用，在美國的安全利益，更高的數字比過去的研究結果。 The survey is one of several indicators of a recent intellectual trend that looks negatively [...]這項統計調查是其中的幾個指標，最近一項智力的趨勢看來，負面的[ … … ]

The European Union on Tuesday August 21, announced it would resume payments to Israeli companies for fuel supplies provided to Gaza power stations that generate electricity for the crowded coastal Strip.歐洲聯盟對週二8月21日，宣布將恢復向以色列支付公司的燃料供應提供了加沙的發電廠發電，為擁擠的沿海地帶。

Syria has reportedly taken delivery of the first round of Russia’s advanced Pantsyr-S1E anti-aircraft missile and artillery defense systems.據報導，敘利亞已採取交付第一輪的俄羅斯的先進pantsyr - s1e防空導彈和火砲防禦系統。 Previously, Russia and Syria signed an agreement to transfer 50 systems for $900 million; however, other sources report 34-36 systems.此前，俄羅斯和敘利亞簽署了一項協議，轉讓50個系統，售價為900美元萬美元;不過，其他來源的報告34-36系統。 The Israeli military is concerned the new system can down Israel’s best jet fighters even while [...]以色列軍隊來說，新系統可以減少以色列的最好的噴氣式戰鬥機，甚至，而[ … … ]