Middle East Update中東更新

Daniel Kurtzer丹尼爾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.埃及的長期自滿，對安全局勢在加沙來到一個令人震驚和突然終止兩年前，當以色列撤出其定居者和軍隊。 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.不僅埃及發現自己面對巴勒斯坦人，以色列緩衝區，但埃及也是一個目標的巴勒斯坦恐怖主義在西奈。 The […] [ … … ]

Salam Faraj薩拉姆法拉傑
“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,” "經過幾火箭擊中離岸價（前沿作戰基地）的錘7月11日，第3次重型旅級戰鬥隊試圖找到問題的根源攻擊， "
a US military statement said July 13.美國軍方在聲明中說， 7月13日。 The next morning an第二天早上一個
“unmanned aerial vehicle located 46 rocket launchers in the northern section of Besmaya Range Complex aimed at FOB Hammer.” "無人機設46個火箭發射器，在北段besmaya一系列複雜的，目的是在離岸價錘" 。

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.一名埃及安全官員說，被捕的蓋達組織成員透露，在審訊期間說，哈立德馬哈茂德艾哈邁德，總行的集團，出逃到加沙時，埃及當局開始抓捕小組的成員在4月。 (AFP/ABC News-Australia) （法新社/ ABC新聞-澳大利亞）

Foreign Ministry: Peres will have diplomatic duties外交部：佩雷斯將有外交職務
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，以色列最資深的政治家和一個前首相，一個宣誓就職，作為猶太國家的第九屆總統在一個擠滿儀式昨天， 7月15日，在議會議會大廈。

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.俄羅斯聯邦關於週六7月14日，暫停其參與的一個關鍵的歐洲武器控制條約，執政部隊部署在非洲大陸，克里姆林宮說，但此舉卻揚言要進一步加劇莫斯科的已經十分緊張的同西方的關係。

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.”首相裡基地馬利基擺脫了美國的懷疑，他的政府的軍事和政治上的進步，週六說，伊拉克部隊有能力和美國軍隊可以離開"任何時候，他們希望" 。

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.伊拉克安全部隊繳獲200炸藥腰帶，發現在搜查一輛卡車已經越過邊界進入伊拉克，從敘利亞，內政部發言人少校根。 Abdul-Karim Khalaf said.阿卜杜勒卡里姆哈拉夫說。
American military spokesman Brig.-Gen.美國軍方發言人brig.根。 Kevin Bergner said 60 to 80 foreign fighters enter Iraq “in any given month” - 70% of them through Syria.凱文伯格納說， 60至80名外國武裝人員進入伊拉克， "在任何特定的一個月" -7 0％的人通過敘利亞。 He said up to […]他說，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.以色列正在考慮釋放巴勒斯坦囚犯進行恐怖行為之前，奧斯陸協議簽訂於1993年，耶路撒冷郵報。 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.此舉將努力提高檔案的250名囚犯的安全，以色列將釋放，作為一種善意的姿態，對巴勒斯坦民族權力機構主席阿巴斯。
lmert told Abbas last month […] lmert告訴阿巴斯上個月[ … … ]

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.副以色列國防軍參謀長穆舍kaplinsky週三表示， 7月11日表示，他不相信以色列國防軍將前往戰爭與敘利亞今年夏天，違背了過去的估計。
“We believe, as I personally believe, we needn’t expect a war with Syria this summer,” "我們相信，作為我個人認為，我們沒有必要期待戰爭與敘利亞今年夏天， "
Kaplinsky said at a meeting with military reporters in […] kaplinsky在一次會議上說，與軍事記者，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高級官員將參加在上週末的一次會議在法國的目的是制定一套辦法來解決當前的政治危機，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曾揚言要將怠慢會議後發表聲明，由法國總統薩爾科齊在他形容激進什葉派團體列為恐怖組織。