以色列与哈马斯交火

This is VOA News, I'm Joe Ramsey.

这里是VOA新闻，我是乔·拉姆齐。

Israel's exchange of rocket fire with Hamas continued Wednesday at night as tanks massed around the densely populated Palestinian enclave and Hamas militants said they were still fighting on Israeli territory following their shock weekend incursion.

周三晚间，以色列与哈马斯的火箭弹交火仍在继续，坦克在人口密集的巴勒斯坦聚居地周围集结。哈马斯激进分子说，在上周末出人意料的入侵后，他们仍在以色列领土上作战。

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system could be seen intercepting rockets fired from Gaza on Wednesday evening.

周三晚上，可以看到以色列的铁穹导弹防御系统拦截了从加沙发射的火箭弹。

Israel's death toll rose to 1,200, with over 2,700 wounded, its military said, from Hamas militants' hours-long rampage after breaching the fence enclosing Gaza on Saturday.

以色列军方称，哈马斯武装分子周六冲破包围加沙地带的围栏，在长达数小时的暴力袭击中，以色列死亡人数上升至1200人，受伤人数超过2700人。

The death toll in both Israel and the Gaza Strip increased on Wednesday as fighting continued there.

随着战斗的继续，以色列和加沙地带的死亡人数在周三都有所增加。

Linda Gradstein reports for VOA from Jerusalem.

VOA记者琳达·格拉德斯坦在耶路撒冷报道。

By early Wednesday, Israel said it had carried out airstrikes on more than 2,600 targets in Gaza, fueling accusations of Israeli atrocities against Palestinian civilians.

到周三早些时候，以色列表示已经对加沙的2600多个目标实施了空袭，这加剧了对以色列对巴勒斯坦平民暴行的指责。

Many in Gaza warn of a growing humanitarian crisis.

加沙的许多人警告说，人道主义危机正在加剧。

Israel has cut off electricity and water to the enclave, and the power plant there is due to stop supplying electricity on Wednesday.

以色列已经切断了对该聚居地的供电和供水，那里的发电厂将于周三停止供电。

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes, fearing Israeli attacks and have been sheltering in schools and other facilities.

成千上万的巴勒斯坦人因为害怕以色列的袭击而逃离家园，躲在学校和其他设施里。

Linda Gradstein, for VOA News, Jerusalem.

琳达·格拉德斯坦，VOA新闻，耶路撒冷报道。

US President Joe Biden reaffirmed his, quote unquote, "unshakable" support for Israel after the surprise attack by Hamas as he prepared to address US Jewish community leaders on Wednesday.

在哈马斯发动突然袭击后，美国总统乔·拜登在周三向美国犹太社区领袖发表讲话时，重申了他对以色列“不可动摇”的支持。

Biden said he had spoken to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth time since Saturday's assault.

拜登表示，自周六袭击事件发生以来，他已经与以色列总理内塔尼亚胡进行了第四次通话。

Biden said that Israel had a duty to respond to the "sheer evil" of the attacks.

拜登说，以色列有责任对袭击的“绝对邪恶”性质做出回应。

This is VOA News.

这里是VOA新闻。