Fighting escalated in Gaza a day after an Israeli ground offensive into the Palestinian territory. Israel confirms one of its soldiers has been killed and 30 wounded, and medical officials in Gaza say more than 30 Palestinians have been killed since the invasion began. According to tallies by medical officials in Gaza the Palestinian death toll from nine days of Israeli military operations now tops 500, with the number of injured at more than 2,000.
以色列地面部队进入加沙两天后，加沙地带的战事正在继续升级。以方证实说，已经有一名以军丧生，并且还有30多名以军受伤。与此同时，加沙地带的卫生官员表示，自从以军的入侵开始以来，已经有30多名巴勒斯坦人丧生。
Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants throughout parts of the Gaza Strip as troops fanned out, tanks moved into position and war planes and naval vessels continued to bombard their targets.
以色列部队在加沙地区继续同巴勒斯坦激进分子交战。以军的地面部队在加沙地带分布开来，以军的坦克各就各位，战机和海军舰艇仍在继续轰炸目标。
Much of the action appeared to focus on the northern part of Gaza, amid reports that Israeli troops had encircled Gaza City, had positioned tanks at the former Israeli settlement of Nezarim and had effectively cut the territory in two between north and south.
以军的行动似乎大多集中在加沙北部地区，有报道说，以色列部队已经包围了加沙城，并把坦克部署在以色列曾经占领的内萨里姆(Nezarim)犹太人定居点，并且已经把加沙割开为南北两部分。
The Israeli military said its war planes targeted more than 15 sites throughout the day, including rocket-launching areas, armed gunmen, smuggling tunnels and several specific Hamas militants.
以色列军方表示，星期天，以军的战机对十几个目标进行了轰炸，其中包括火箭发射地点，武装分子，偷运武器的通道，以及具体的哈马斯激进分子。
In Gaza City, Palestinian journalist Mohammed Dawwas spends part of his day going out to get food, checking on his own apartment and then joining his family at his father in law's home on the edge of Gaza City, where they hope it is safer to be.
在加沙，一位名叫达瓦斯的巴勒斯坦记者在以军入侵后的第一天里，用部分时间出去弄吃的，部分时间看看他的住宅是否还完好无缺，然后到加沙城边上他岳父的住所去和全家守在一起，全家都希望那里比城里更安全一些。
"What you hear is bombs," said Mohammed Dawwas. "We sit here together all night. A lot of people here in one room because it is much better than being alone. It is really very tough. We have no power, no electricity, nothing whatsoever, no gas, no water. It is really crazy here."
达瓦斯说：“你整天听到的就是轰炸声。我们一晚上都坐在这里；一个屋子里有好多人，因为大家聚在一起，比一个人单独呆着，感觉要好多了。很不容易呀! 我们这儿既没有水电，也没有暖气，什么都没有，真是糟透了！”
Aid officials continue to warn of a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and medical officials say casualty figures are rising, mostly among civilians.
负责人道援助事务的官员们警告说，加沙地带的人道危机越来越严重，而且医务官员也表示，在战事中丧生的人数也越来越多，而且大部分都是平民百姓。
Israeli Government spokesman Mark Regev says the military operation is not against the people of Gaza, but against Hamas militants who threaten southern Israel.
以色列政府发言人雷格夫(Mark Regev)表示，以军的行动并不是针对加沙地带的居民，而是针对哈马斯激进分子，因为他们直接威胁到以色列南部的安全。
"Our sole military goal is to safeguard the people of southern Irael so that one million people no longer have to be on the receiving end of Hamas rockets," said Regev.
他说：“我们唯一的军事目标就是要保护以色列南部的人民，以便那里的100万以色列人不再受到哈马斯火箭弹的威胁。”
Israel says it had no choice but to launch military action after talks with Hamas on extending a cease-fire broke down in December and militants stepped up rocket fire against southern Israel. But militants fired more than 30 rockets into southern Israel during the day.
以方表示，去年12月份同哈马斯之间延长停火的谈判破裂、而且哈马斯方面针对以色列南部的火箭袭击日益加剧之后，以方别无选择，只得诉诸武力。不过以军的攻势到目前为止，并没有能够制止哈马斯的行动。巴勒斯坦激进分子一天之内向以色列南部发射了30多枚火箭。
Israel initially launched air strikes just more than a week ago, pounding targets it said were linked to Hamas and its infrastructure in Gaza.
一个多星期以前，以色列方面向加沙地区发动了空袭，并且表示，袭击的目标都是和哈马斯有关的。
But, Hamas has remained defiant, warning that it would turn Gaza into a graveyard for the Israelis. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has described the Israeli offensive as "brutal aggression."
不过，哈马斯并没有退却，还警告说，加沙将变成掩埋以军的墓地。巴勒斯坦权力机构主席阿巴斯形容这次以色列的攻势是“残酷的入侵行为”。
According to tallies by medical officials in Gaza the Palestinian death toll from nine days of Israeli military operations now tops 500, with the number of injured at more than 2,000.
根据加沙地带卫生官员的统计，自从以军对加沙地带展开最新这一轮攻势以来，已经有500多名巴勒斯坦人丧生，受伤的人数达2千多名。 |