The Israeli army says it's training Jewish settlers in the West Bank to repel violent protests in anticipation of unrest by Palestinians when they make a bid for separate statehood at the United Nations next month. The military said local forces were being prepared to deal with what it called "any possible scenario", although settler officials denied they were being given tear gas and stun grenades.
以色列军方表示,他们正在训练西岸的犹太人定居者,以抵制试图下月在联合国寻求建立独立的国家的巴勒斯坦人的暴力抗议活动。军方表示,当地力量已经准备好应对“任何可能出现的突发事件”,然而,定居者官员否认他们收到了催泪瓦斯和震爆弹。
Rescue workers in the eastern United States are airlifting food and water to towns cut off by flooding after up to 40cm of torrential rain fell in the wake of Hurricane Irene. Officials say several hundred roads and many bridges across Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Vermont remain closed. The governor of New York state said he would ask for federal assistance.
飓风艾琳过后,美国东海岸遭遇了40cm的强降雨,一些城镇被切断,目前救援人员正在向这些地方空运水和食物。官员们表示,康乃迪克州,新泽西州,纽约州和佛蒙特州的数百条道路和许多桥梁仍然关闭。纽约州州长表示,他将寻求联邦救助。
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