Middle East Update中东更新

Daniel Kurtzer丹尼尔kurtzer
Egypt’s long-term complacency about the security situation in Gaza came to a shocking and abrupt end two years ago when Israel pulled out its settlers and army.埃及的长期自满，对安全局势在加沙来到到了令人吃惊和突然结束在两年前，当以色列撤出其定居者和军队。 Not only did Egypt find itself face to face with Palestinians without an Israeli buffer, but Egypt also was a target of Palestinian terrorism in Sinai.不仅埃及发现自己面对巴勒斯坦人，以色列的缓冲区，但埃及也是一个目标的巴勒斯坦恐怖主义在西奈半岛。 The [...] [ … … ]

Salam Faraj萨拉姆法拉杰
“After several rockets hit FOB (Forward Operating Base) Hammer on July 11, the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team maneuvered to find the source of the attack,” “经过几火箭击中离岸价（前进作业基地）锤7月11日，第三重型旅战斗队机动，以找到问题的根源攻击， ”
a US military statement said July 13.美国军方在声明中说， 7月13日。 The next morning an第二天早上一
“unmanned aerial vehicle located 46 rocket launchers in the northern section of Besmaya Range Complex aimed at FOB Hammer.” “无人机位于46火箭发射器，在北段besmaya一系列复杂的，目的是在离岸价锤” 。

An Egyptian security official says arrested al-Qaeda members have revealed during interrogation that Khaled Mahmud Ahmed, the head of the group, escaped to Gaza when Egyptian authorities began arresting members of the group in April.一名埃及安全官员说，被捕的盖达组织成员透露，在审问期间表示，哈立德马哈茂德艾哈迈德，主管集团，逃到加沙地带时，埃及当局开始抓捕小组的成员在4月。 (AFP/ABC News-Australia) （法新社/ ABC新闻-澳大利亚）

Foreign Ministry: Peres will have diplomatic duties外交部：佩雷斯将有外交职务
Shimon Peres, Israel’s most veteran statesman and a former Prime Minister, was sworn in as the Jewish state’s ninth president in a packed ceremony yesterday, July 15, in the Knesset parliamentary building.佩雷斯，以色列最资深的政治家和前总理，宣誓就职，作为犹太国家的第九届总统在一个挤满了仪式昨天， 7月15日，在以色列议会议会大厦。

Russia on Saturday July 14, suspended its participation in a key European arms control treaty that governs deployment of troops on the continent, the Kremlin said, a move that threatened to further aggravate Moscow’s already tense relations with the West.俄罗斯对周六7月14日，暂停其参与在一个关键的欧洲武器控制条约，执政部队部署在非洲大陆，克里姆林宫说，此举威胁进一步加剧莫斯科的本已紧张的同西方的关系。

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki shrugged off US doubts of his government’s military and political progress Saturday, saying Iraqi forces are capable and American troops can leave “anytime they want.”总理nouri基地-马利基摆脱美国的疑虑，他的政府的军事和政治进步周六说，伊拉克部队有能力和美国的部队可以离开“任何时候他们希望” 。

Iraqi security forces seized 200 explosive belts found during a search of a truck that had crossed into Iraq from Syria, Interior Ministry spokesman Maj.-Gen.伊拉克安全部队缴获200炸药带，发现在搜查一辆卡车已越界进入伊拉克从叙利亚内政部发言人少校根。 Abdul-Karim Khalaf said.阿卜杜勒卡里姆khalaf说。
American military spokesman Brig.-Gen.美国军方发言人brig.根。 Kevin Bergner said 60 to 80 foreign fighters enter Iraq “in any given month” - 70% of them through Syria.凯文伯格纳说， 60至80名外国武装分子进入伊拉克， “在任何一个月” -7 0％的人通过叙利亚。 He said up to [...]他说，直至[ … … ]

Israel is considering releasing Palestinian prisoners that carried out terrorist acts before the Oslo Accords were signed in 1993, The Jerusalem Post reports.以色列正在考虑释放巴勒斯坦囚犯进行的恐怖行为之前，奥斯陆协议签署了在1993年，耶路撒冷邮报报告。 The move would be an effort to raise the profile of the 250 security prisoners that Israel will release as a goodwill gesture toward Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.此举努力提高剖面250安全囚犯，以色列将释放作为一个善意姿态对巴勒斯坦自治政府主席阿巴斯。
lmert told Abbas last month [...] lmert告诉阿巴斯上个月[ … … ]

Deputy Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Moshe Kaplinsky said Wednesday July 11, that that he does not believe the IDF will go to war with Syria this summer, contrary to past estimates.副以色列国防军总参谋长摩西•开普林斯基说，周三7月11日，即他不相信以色列国防军将前往战争与叙利亚今年夏天，相反，在过去的估计。
“We believe, as I personally believe, we needn’t expect a war with Syria this summer,” “我们相信，正如我个人认为，我们不必期望战争与叙利亚今年夏天， ”
Kaplinsky said at a meeting with military reporters in [...] •开普林斯基说，在一次会议上与军事记者在[ … … ]

Senior Hizb’Allah officials will participate in a weekend conference in France aimed at devising a solution to the current political crisis in Lebanon. hizb'allah高级官员将参加在周末会议在法国的目的是制订一套办法来解决当前的政治危机在黎巴嫩。 Hizb’Allah had threatened to snub the conference following a statement by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in which he described the militant Shi’ite group as a terrorist organization. hizb'allah曾扬言怠慢会议之后的声明，法国总统尼古拉萨尔科齐在他形容激进的什叶派集团列为恐怖组织。