Israel Says It Will Not Negotiate with Hamas for Soldiers' R

 

Ross Dunn

Israel says it will not negotiate for the remains¹ of six soldiers killed in Gaza Tuesday after the militant² Islamic group Hamas paraded what it said were the body parts in its possession. The International Committee of the Red Cross has agreed to mediate³ between the two sides, after a day of heavy fighting in which at least eight Palestinians were also killed and 120 more wounded.

Israel's Security Cabinet on Tuesday ruled out opening negotiations⁴ with Hamas, which carried out a roadside bomb blast that killed six soldiers in a neighborhood of Gaza City.

Israeli troops are continuing to conduct searches for the remains of the soldiers, who died when the blast destroyed their explosives laden⁵ armored car.

The incident came after Israeli forces, backed by tanks and military helicopters, launched a raid to find and destroy factories used to make rockets and other weapons.

Hamas, which is on the State Department's list of terrorist organizations, later displayed pieces of metal and bits of flesh collected from the scene of the explosion, laying them out on the ground.

A Hamas gunman also held up a bloodied⁶ burlap bag, which reportedly contained body parts.

Israeli Opposition⁷ Labor⁸ Party member, Ephraim Sneh, said that the Israeli Army must secure the remains of the soldiers. "The most ardent⁹ and important task is to bring back the bodies of the soldiers to the six families who are waiting at this very moment."

His comments came as the Israeli Government sought the intervention¹⁰ of the International Committee of the Red Cross, which has reportedly accepted a request to help in retrieving¹¹ the remains of the soldiers.

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat also issued a statement saying he was in touch with Hamas officials in Gaza with a view to solving the matter, according to what he called religious and humanitarian¹² concerns.

Israeli security officials sent a message through the Palestinian Authority that Hamas could expect punishing reprisals¹⁴ if the remains are not returned.
注释:
remains [rI5meins] n. 遗体
Hamas 哈马斯，巴勒斯坦伊斯兰抵抗运动
paraded [pE5reid] v. 炫耀
International Committee of the Red Cross 国际红十字会
laden [5leidn] adj. 装载的
backed [bAkt] adj. 有……支持的
raid [reid] n. 搜捕
burlap bag 粗麻袋
Opposition Labor Party 反对党
ardent [5B:dEnt] adj. 强烈的
retrieve¹⁵ [ri5tri:v] v. 找回
Palestinian Authority 巴勒斯坦自治区
reprisal¹³ [ri5praizEl] n. 报复

 

 

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

3 mediate   

vi.调解，斡旋；vt.经调解解决；经斡旋促成

参考例句：

• The state must mediate the struggle for water resources.政府必须通过调解来解决对水资源的争夺。
• They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.他们也许能在不同利益政党之间进行斡旋。

4 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

5 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

6 bloodied   

v.血污的( bloody的过去式和过去分词 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子
• His pants leg was torn and bloodied when he fell. 他跌交时裤腿破了，还染上了血。 来自辞典例句

7 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

8 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

9 ardent   

adj.热情的，热烈的，强烈的，烈性的

参考例句：

• He's an ardent supporter of the local football team.他是本地足球队的热情支持者。
• Ardent expectations were held by his parents for his college career.他父母对他的大学学习抱着殷切的期望。

10 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

11 retrieving   

n.检索（过程），取还v.取回( retrieve的现在分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Ignoring all, he searches the ground carefully for any cigarette-end worth retrieving. 没管打锣的说了什么，他留神的在地上找，看有没有值得拾起来的烟头儿。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• Retrieving the nodules from these great depths is no easy task. 从这样的海底深渊中取回结核可不是容易的事情。 来自辞典例句

12 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

13 reprisal   

n.报复，报仇，报复性劫掠

参考例句：

• There is no political alternative but a big reprisal.政治上没有旁的选择只能是大规模报复。
• They bombed civilian targets in reprisal.他们炮轰平民目标作为报复。

14 reprisals   

n.报复（行为）( reprisal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals. 他们因为害怕报复而不想作证。
• They took bloody reprisals against the leaders. 他们对领导进行了血腥的报复。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 retrieve   

vt.重新得到，收回；挽回，补救；检索

参考例句：

• He was determined to retrieve his honor.他决心恢复名誉。
• The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.士兵们正试图找回军队从该岛撤退时留下的武器。