加沙邊境發生激戰後以巴都希望停火
The border between Israel and the Gaza Strip remains tense after an eruption of deadly violence on Saturday. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem.
在以色列與加沙地帶之間的地區星期六爆發致命的暴力事件之後，那裏的局勢仍然很緊張。
Israel and the Islamic Jihad group are signaling they are interested in an informal ceasefire after a wave of tit-for-tat attacks on the Gaza border.
在加沙邊境發生了一波以牙還牙的襲擊後，以色列和伊斯蘭聖戰組織都發出信號表示，他們有意實行非正式停火。
Israel launched several air strikes on Islamic Jihad targets Saturday and the Palestinians fired more than 20 rockets at border communities in southern Israel. Nine Palestinian militants and an Israeli civilian were killed.
星期六，以色列向以色列聖戰組織的目標發動了幾次空襲，巴勒斯坦人則向以色列南部的邊界社區發射了20多枚火箭彈。9名巴勒斯坦激進分子和1名以色列平民喪生。
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country does not want an escalation, but he issued a strong warning to Palestinian militant groups in Gaza.
以色列總理內塔尼亞胡說，以色列不希望衝突升級，不過他向加沙的巴勒斯坦激進組織發出一項強硬的警告。
Mr. Netanyahu told the Cabinet that Israel would respond harshly to any Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks.
內塔尼亞胡對內閣說，以色列將對巴勒斯坦人的任何火箭彈和迫擊炮襲擊做出嚴厲的反應。
"Whoever attacks us," the prime minister said, "his blood will be on his own head."
內塔尼亞胡說：“無論誰襲擊我們，他自己的腦袋就要見血。”
The Islamic Jihad said that it would halt rocket attacks if Israel ends its air strikes on Gaza. But the group's spokesman, Abu Ahmad, issued a warning of his own.
伊斯蘭聖戰組織說，如果以色列結束其對加沙的空襲，他們就會停止火箭彈襲擊。不過，該組織發言人阿布.阿哈邁德也發出了一項警告。
He said if Israel launches deadly air strikes on Gaza, the Islamic Jihad will retaliate by the same measure.
阿哈邁德說，如果以色列向加沙發動致命的空襲，伊斯蘭聖戰組織就要進行相同的報復。
Both sides have a lot to lose in an escalation. The Israeli army has superior and high-tech firepower that can inflict high casualties, but the inaccurate Palestinian rockets can disrupt life across southern Israel. On Sunday, Israeli schools and colleges within 40 kilometers of Gaza were closed as a precaution against rocket fire.
雙方在這場衝突升級中都會損失慘重。以色列軍隊擁有優越的高科技火力，可以對巴勒斯坦方面造成重大傷亡；可是儘管巴勒斯坦人發射的火箭彈沒有精確性，但照樣能破壞以色列南部人民的生活環境。星期天，爲了防止遭受火箭彈的襲擊，離加沙40公里以內的以色列大中小學都關閉了。
