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加沙縱火襲擊在以色列引發 9 場火災；恐怖組織策劃邊境抗議

以色列當地領導人呼籲政府採取行動，因為加沙地帶的恐怖分子向南部發射氣球燃燒裝置

通過猶大阿里毛 2021 年 8 月 23 日，下午 6:55

2021 年 8 月 23 日，消防隊員對以色列南部 Kissufim 森林的火災做出反應（Moshe Baruchi/KKL）

加沙地帶的恐怖分子週一在以色列南部至少引發了九起火災，隨著該地區緊張局勢升溫，氣球攜帶的燃燒裝置飛越邊境，消防和救援服務調查人員說。

來自消防和救援服務部門、以色列國防軍、猶太民族基金會和當地社區的消防員一整天都在與以色列南部的 Eshkol 和 Sdot Negev 地區的叢林大火作鬥爭。

消防和救援服務調查人員表示，他們確定 Eshkol 至少有 9 起火災是由這些氣球襲擊引發的。調查人員說，Sdot Negev 的另一場火災也可能是縱火造成的，但仍在檢查中。

這些襲擊引起了當地政府官員的嚴厲批評，他們呼籲政府採取行動。

“恐怖組織肆無忌憚地重振氣球恐怖主義和燒毀我們的田地，今天必須剷除。如果今天不停止，我們會發現自己…… [再次] 撲滅大火，並哭泣著我們的收成化為烏有，”埃什科爾地區的市長加迪·亞爾科尼 (Gadi Yarkoni) 在一份聲明中說。

“我希望政府立即採取行動，向這些恐怖組織發出明確而明確的信息，即他們不應該繼續這種卑鄙的恐怖主義，”亞科尼說。

最近幾天，加沙邊界沿線的緊張局勢大幅升級，在 5 月為期 11 天的衝突之後，以色列與加沙地帶的恐怖組織之間可能會再次發生衝突，在以色列被稱為“高牆守護者行動”。這主要是由於哈馬斯和加沙其他恐怖組織要求以色列允許更多資金和貨物進入這個陷入困境的飛地。耶路撒冷拒絕了，除非哈馬斯釋放兩名以色列平民和兩名被俘士兵的遺體。

2021 年 8 月 21 日，巴勒斯坦人在加沙城以東與以色列的邊界圍欄旁示威。（SAID KHATIB / AFP）

上週以色列和哈馬斯之間陷入僵局的間接談判似乎取得了突破，卡塔爾和聯合國宣布他們已經建立了一個新機制，將援助轉移到加沙地帶，國防部長本尼·甘茨表示，該機制將阻止資金流入。到達哈馬斯。

然而，週一，巴勒斯坦恐怖組織宣布計劃繼續沿邊界舉行示威活動，包括週三舉行的示威活動。

根據與哈馬斯結盟的媒體公佈的時間表，巴士將運送來自加沙南部各地的示威者參加集會。該活動被其組織者稱為“耶路撒冷之劍不應出鞘”，這是對哈馬斯在加沙和以色列之間的五月戰鬥中的名稱的引用。

星期六，哈馬斯在加沙邊境組織了一場類似的大型示威活動，一度變得特別暴力，數百名暴徒衝進安全圍欄。一名持手槍的巴勒斯坦男子向駐紮在邊境的以色列邊防警察狙擊手 Barel Hadaria Shmueli 開火，朝他的頭部開槍並重傷他。

據哈馬斯加沙衛生部稱，在周六的衝突中，還有 41 名巴勒斯坦人受傷，其中兩人傷勢嚴重，是因為以色列的槍擊和防暴武器。

邊防警察 Barel Shmueli 在 2021 年 8 月 21 日在加沙邊境的一次槍擊事件中受重傷。（邊防警察）

作為對邊防衛隊槍擊事件的回應，以色列國防軍對哈馬斯武器儲存地點進行了有限的空襲，這被廣泛認為是為了報復對這名士兵的襲擊，而不會冒與恐怖組織發生更大衝突的風險。

在罷工期間，巴勒斯坦人用重機槍向沿海飛地上空的以色列飛機開火。斯德洛特的一些房屋和車輛被槍聲擊中並受損。

哈馬斯發言人 Fawzi Barhum 嘲笑以色列，稱其“低估了局勢”。

“像往常一樣，猶太復國主義的佔領通過轟炸抵抗地點，試圖掩蓋自己的失敗和對我們人民的堅定和堅持以及他們英勇抵抗的失望，”巴爾霍姆說。

幾個月來，以色列和哈馬斯舉行了間接談判，為新的現狀設定條件。在五月的戰鬥之後，以色列一直對加沙加強限制，大大限制了進出口，並使受虐飛地的重建複雜化。

在以色列和加沙的哈馬斯統治者 5 月份發生衝突之前，卡塔爾的資金流動被認為對於保持猶太國家和伊斯蘭恐怖分子之間的相對平靜至關重要。

根據周四宣布的新安排，卡塔爾和聯合國將通過聯合國和聯合國世界糧食計劃署每月為 100,000 個加沙貧困家庭提供 100 美元的福利，總計 1000 萬美元，卡塔爾駐加沙特使 Mohammad al-Emadi 在一份聲明中說。陳述。

自哈馬斯於 2007 年控制該地區以來，以色列已經在加沙地帶進行了四次大規模打擊恐怖組織的行動，同時還發生了數十次規模較小的交火。

Gaza arson attacks spark 9 fires in Israel; terror groups plan border protests

Local Israeli leaders call for government to take action as terrorists in the Strip launch balloon-borne incendiary devices into south

By JUDAH ARI GROSS 23 August 2021, 6:55 pm

Firefighters respond to a fire at Kissufim Forest in southern Israel, August 23, 2021 (Moshe Baruchi/KKL)

Terrorists in the Gaza Strip sparked at least nine fires in southern Israel throughout Monday with balloon-borne incendiary devices flown over the border as tensions in the region heated up, Fire and Rescue Services investigators said.

Firefighters from Fire and Rescue Services, the Israel Defense Forces, the Jewish National Fund and local communities have been battling brushfires throughout the day in the Eshkol and Sdot Negev regions of southern Israel.

Fire and Rescue Services investigators said they determined that at least nine fires in Eshkol were sparked by these balloon-based attacks. Another fire in Sdot Negev was also likely the result of arson, but this was still being checked, the investigators said.

The attacks drew harsh criticism from local government officials, who called on the government to take action.

“The audacity of the terror groups to renew the terrorism of balloons and to burn our fields must be rooted out today. If it is not stopped today, we will find ourselves… [again] putting out fires and crying that our harvests have gone up in smoke,” the mayor of the Eshkol region, Gadi Yarkoni, said in a statement.

“I expect the government to act immediately to send a clear and unequivocal message to these terrorist organizations that they ought not continue with this despicable terrorism,” Yarkoni said.

Recent days have seen a major rise in tensions along the Gaza border, with the potential for renewed clashes between Israel and terror groups in the Strip following May’s 11-day conflict, known in Israel as Operation Guardian of the Walls. This has largely been driven by demands from Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza for Israel to allow additional funds and goods into the beleaguered enclave. Jerusalem has refused unless Hamas releases two Israeli civilians and the remains of two soldiers from captivity.

Palestinians during a demonstration by the border fence with Israel, east of Gaza City on August 21, 2021. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

There appeared to be a breakthrough in the stalled indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas last week, when Qatar and the United Nations announced that they had created a new mechanism for moving aid into the Gaza Strip that Defense Minister Benny Gantz said would prevent the money from reaching Hamas.

On Monday, however, Palestinian terror groups announced plans to continue holding demonstrations along the border, including one on Wednesday.

According to schedules published by Hamas-aligned media, buses will transport demonstrators from across southern Gaza to participate in the rally. The event has dubbed by its organizers “The Sword of Jerusalem Shall Not be Sheathed,” a reference to Hamas’s name for the May battle between Gaza and Israel.

On Saturday, Hamas organized a similar large demonstration on the Gaza border that turned particularly violent at one point, with hundreds of rioters storming the security fence. A Palestinian man with a pistol opened fire at an Israeli Border Police sniper, Barel Hadaria Shmueli, who was stationed on the border, shooting him in the head and critically wounding him.

Forty-one Palestinians were also injured during Saturday’s clashes, two of them critically, by Israeli gunfire and riot dispersal weapons, according to Hamas’s Gaza health ministry.

Border Police officer Barel Shmueli who was critically wounded in a shooting on the Gaza border on August 21, 2021. (Border Police)

In response to the shooting attack on the border guard, the Israel Defense Forces conducted limited airstrikes on Hamas weapons storage sites in what was widely seen as an effort to retaliate to the attack on the soldier without risking a larger conflict with the terror group.

During the strikes, Palestinians fired heavy machine-gun fire at Israeli aircraft over the coastal enclave. A number of homes and vehicles in Sderot were hit by the gunfire and suffered damage.

Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhum mocked Israel, saying that it had “underestimated the situation.”

“As usual, the Zionist occupation, by bombing resistance sites, is seeking to cover up its own failure and dismay at the steadfastness and persistence of our people and their valiant resistance,” said Barhoum.

For months, Israel and Hamas have held indirect negotiations to set the terms for a new status quo. In the aftermath of May’s fighting, Israel has maintained heightened restrictions on Gaza, significantly limiting imports and exports and complicating the reconstruction of the battered enclave.

Prior to the conflict in May between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, the flow of funds from Qatar was considered vital to maintaining relative calm between the Jewish state and the Islamist terrorists.

Under the new arrangement announced on Thursday, Qatar and the UN will channel $100 benefits for 100,000 impoverished Gazan families — $10 million in total — each month through the UN and the UN World Food Program, Qatari envoy to Gaza Mohammad al-Emadi said in a statement.

Israel has fought four large campaigns against terror groups in the Strip since Hamas took control of the area in 2007, along with dozens of smaller exchanges of fire.

縱火氣球引發火災後，以色列噴氣式飛機襲擊加沙

以色列襲擊了哈馬斯武器工廠、隧道入口和學校旁邊的地下火箭發射器；來自飛地的燃燒裝置點燃以色列南部大火後的突襲

作者：AARON BOXERMAN和TOI 工作人員2021 年 8 月 24 日，上午 12:19

2021 年 8 月 23 日，以色列對加沙地帶南部的汗尤尼斯發動空襲，以應對來自飛地的縱火襲擊，火球升起。（KHATIB / 法新社說）

以色列軍方表示，以色列國防軍周一晚間在加沙地帶進行了空襲，以應對當天早些時候從沿海飛地發射的縱火氣球在以色列邊境社區至少引發了九起火災。

軍方表示，它擊中了南部城鎮汗尤尼斯的一家哈馬斯武器工廠、賈巴利亞恐怖隧道的入口和一個地下火箭發射器。

軍方表示，發射器位於 Shejaiya 附近一所學校附近的人口稠密地區。

一名不願透露姓名的巴勒斯坦安全消息人士告訴法新社，襲擊沒有造成人員傷亡，但確實造成了物質損失。

他補充說，哈馬斯戰士向以色列飛機開火。上週，針對以色列噴氣式飛機的機槍射擊擊中了以色列社區 Sderot 的房屋，造成了一些破壞。

軍方後來表示，在飛機遭到攻擊後，它襲擊了另一個隧道入口。

哈馬斯高級官員伊斯梅爾·拉德萬譴責了周一晚上的罷工，並發誓哈馬斯不會被嚇倒。“轟炸只會增強我們恢復權利的決心，”他說。

週一早些時候的縱火襲擊引起了當地政府官員的嚴厲批評，他們呼籲政府採取行動。

2021 年 8 月 23 日，消防隊員對以色列南部 Kissufim 森林的火災做出反應（Moshe Baruchi/KKL）

週一晚上早些時候，第 12 頻道報導稱，以色列安全機構認為以色列和哈馬斯將再次在加沙全面展開戰鬥。

一位官員告訴網絡，哈馬斯正尋求通過更新加沙邊境抗議活動和從沿海飛地發射縱火氣球來增加對以色列的壓力。

隨著邊境抗議活動的重新開始，以色列將被迫更強烈地回應加沙人與安全圍欄的距離，可能的結果是巴勒斯坦方面有更多的人員傷亡，而哈馬斯將對此做出回應。這位不願透露姓名的安全官員因此推測，以色列與加沙恐怖組織之間的另一場戰爭可能不可避免。

然而，據第 12 頻道報導，在總理納夫塔利·貝內特週四在白宮與美國總統喬·拜登會晤以及下週與埃及總統阿卜杜勒-法塔赫·塞西會晤之前，以色列正試圖淡定，同時澄清以色列將仍然對來自加沙的侵略作出反應。

然而，週一，巴勒斯坦恐怖組織宣布計劃繼續沿邊界舉行示威活動，包括週三舉行的示威活動。

據哈馬斯加沙衛生部稱，在周六的衝突中，還有 41 名巴勒斯坦人受傷，其中兩人傷勢嚴重，是因為以色列的槍擊和防暴武器。

邊防警察 Barel Shmueli 在 2021 年 8 月 21 日在加沙邊境的一次槍擊事件中受重傷。（邊防警察）

作為對邊防衛隊的槍擊襲擊事件的回應，以色列國防軍對哈馬斯武器儲存地點進行了有限的空襲，這被廣泛認為是為了報復對這名士兵的襲擊，同時又不冒與該恐怖組織發生更大衝突的風險。

2021 年 8 月 21 日，巴勒斯坦人在加沙城以東與以色列的邊界圍欄旁示威。（SAID KHATIB / AFP）

在以色列和加沙的哈馬斯統治者 5 月份發生衝突之前，卡塔爾的資金流動被認為對於保持猶太國家和伊斯蘭恐怖分子之間的相對平靜至關重要。

自哈馬斯於 2007 年控制該地區以來，以色列已經在加沙地帶進行了四次大規模打擊恐怖組織的行動，同時還發生了數十次規模較小的交火。

此前本月初，巴勒斯坦恐怖分子在自5月衝突中第一次這樣的攻擊發射兩枚火箭在以色列南部。

法新社為本報告做出了貢獻

Israeli jets strike Gaza following fires set by arson balloons

Israel hits Hamas weapons factory, tunnel entrance and underground rocket launcher next to a school; raids after incendiary devices from enclave ignite blazes in southern Israel

By AARON BOXERMAN and TOI STAFF24 August 2021, 12:19 am

A fireball rises following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip in response to arson attacks from the enclave on August 23, 2021. (Said KHATIB / AFP)

The Israel Defense Forces carried out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip late Monday night in response to the launching of arson balloons from the coastal enclave that set off at least nine fires in Israeli border communities earlier in the day, the army said.

The army said it hit a Hamas weapons factory in the southern town of Khan Younis, the entrance to a terror tunnel in Jabaliya and an underground rocket launcher.

The army said the launcher was located in a heavily populated area near a school in the Shejaiya neighborhood.

There were no casualties in the raids, but they did cause material damage, a Palestinian security source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

He added that Hamas fighters had fired on the Israeli aircraft. Last week machine gun fire aimed at Israeli jets hit homes in the Israeli community of Sderot, causing some damage.

The army later said it attacked an additional tunnel entrance after the planes came under fire.

Senior Hamas official Ismail Radwan condemned the Monday night strikes, vowing that Hamas would not be deterred. “The bombing will only increase our determination to reclaim our rights,” he said.

The arson attacks earlier Monday drew harsh criticism from local government officials, who called on the government to take action.

Firefighters respond to a fire at Kissufim Forest in southern Israel, August 23, 2021 (Moshe Baruchi/KKL)

Earlier Monday evening, Channel 12 reported that the Israeli security establishment believes that Israel and Hamas are again headed toward full-on fighting in Gaza.

An official told the networks that Hamas is seeking to increase pressure on Israel by renewing both Gaza border protests and the launching of arson balloons from the coastal enclave.

With the renewal of border protests, Israel will be forced to respond more strongly to distance Gazans from the security fence, with the likely result being more casualties to the Palestinian side, to which Hamas will want to respond. The security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, therefore surmised that another war between Israel and Gaza terror groups may be inevitable.

However, Israel is trying to tread lightly, ahead of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s meetings with US President Joe Biden in the White House on Thursday, and next week with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Channel 12 reported, while clarifying that Israel will still respond to aggression from Gaza.

Recent days have seen a major rise in tensions along the Gaza border, with the potential for renewed clashes between Israel and terror groups in the Strip following May’s 11-day conflict, known in Israel as Operation Guardian of the Walls. This has largely been driven by demands from Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza that Israel allow additional funds and goods into the beleaguered enclave. Jerusalem has refused, unless Hamas releases two Israeli civilians and the remains of two soldiers from captivity.

On Monday, however, Palestinian terror groups announced plans to continue holding demonstrations along the border, including one on Wednesday.

According to schedules published by Hamas-aligned media, buses will transport demonstrators from across southern Gaza to participate in the rally. The event has been dubbed by its organizers “The Sword of Jerusalem Shall Not be Sheathed,” a reference to Hamas’s name for the May battle between Gaza and Israel.

Forty-one Palestinians were also injured during Saturday’s clashes, two of them critically, by Israeli gunfire and riot dispersal weapons, according to Hamas’s Gaza health ministry.

Border Police officer Barel Shmueli who was critically wounded in a shooting on the Gaza border on August 21, 2021. (Border Police)

In response to the shooting attack on the border guard, the IDF conducted limited airstrikes on Hamas weapons storage sites in what was widely seen as an effort to retaliate to the attack on the soldier without risking a larger conflict with the terror group.

Palestinians during a demonstration by the border fence with Israel, east of Gaza City on August 21, 2021. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

Israel has fought four large campaigns against terror groups in the Strip since Hamas took control of the area in 2007, along with dozens of smaller exchanges of fire.

Earlier this month, Palestinian terrorists fired two rockets at southern Israel in the first such attack since the May conflict.

AFP contributed to this report

聯合國人權事務負責人稱塔利班對待女性將是“紅線”

米歇爾·巴切萊特 (Michelle Bachelet) 在聯合國關於阿富汗問題的緊急會議上說，“現在塔利班有責任履行對婦女和女童權利的承諾”

通過AFP2021 年 8 月 24 日，下午 12:48

2021 年 8 月 22 日星期日，身穿罩袍的阿富汗婦女走在阿富汗喀布爾的一條街道上。（美聯社照片/Rahmat Gul）

瑞士日內瓦（法新社）——聯合國人權事務負責人周二對塔利班上台後的阿富汗局勢表示嚴重關切，稱該組織對婦女的待遇將標誌著一條“基本紅線”。

米歇爾·巴切萊特在阿富汗問題緊急會議前發表講話，敦促塔利班履行承諾，尊重婦女和女童、少數民族和宗教少數群體的權利，避免報復。

“現在塔利班有責任將這些承諾變為現實，”她說。“我強烈敦促塔利班採用響應式治理和人權規範，並努力重建社會凝聚力與和解，包括尊重在數十年沖突中受苦的所有人的權利。”

“一條基本的紅線將是塔利班對婦女和女孩的待遇，”她說，並敦促“尊重她們的自由、行動自由、教育、自我表達和就業的權利，”巴切萊特告訴委員會。“特別是，確保女童獲得優質中等教育將是對人權做出承諾的一個重要指標。”

週二的會議召開之際，在塔利班警告撤離只能再持續一周之後，美國軍隊正在採取越來越絕望的努力將數千人空運出喀布爾。

人群繼續在機場外聚集，許多阿富汗人害怕面對塔利班統治下的生活。

在美國海軍陸戰隊提供的這張圖片中，2021 年 8 月 21 日，在阿富汗喀布爾的哈米德卡爾扎伊國際機場，兩名兒童在顯示離開後指著一架飛機。（馬克·安德里斯/美國海軍陸戰隊第一中尉通過美聯社）

武裝分子一再承諾對他們 1990 年代的殘暴政權實行一種不同的統治，該政權將婦女限制在家中，禁止大多數娛樂活動，以及包括石刑和公開處決在內的懲罰。

但有報導稱，塔利班武裝分子最近幾天挨家挨戶尋找包括記者在內的對手，因此該組織的品牌重塑受到了懷疑。

甚至在塔利班接管之前，聯合國就表示，近幾個月阿富汗平民傷亡人數急劇增加。

巴切萊特說，她的辦公室收到了關於塔利班控制下的地方發生嚴重侵權行為的可信報告，包括即決處決、限制婦女權利、阻止女孩上學和招募兒童兵。

“侵犯人權會破壞肇事者的合法性，無論是對人民，還是對地區和國際機構以及其他國家而言，”她警告說。

UN rights chief says Taliban treatment of women will be a ‘red line’

‘Onus is now fully on the Taliban’ to honor commitments on rights of women and girls, Michelle Bachelet tells an emergency UN session on Afghanistan

By AFP24 August 2021, 12:48 pm

Afghan women in burqas walk on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The UN rights chief voiced grave concern on Tuesday over the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban swept into power, saying the group’s treatment of women would mark a “fundamental red line.”

Speaking before an emergency session on Afghanistan, Michelle Bachelet urged the Taliban to honor commitments to respect the rights of women and girls, and ethnic and religious minorities, and refrain from reprisals.

“The onus is now fully on the Taliban to translate these commitments into reality,” she said. “I strongly urge the Taliban to adopt norms of responsive governance and human rights, and to work to reestablish social cohesion and reconciliation, including through respect for the rights of all who have suffered during the decades of conflict.”

“A fundamental red line will be the Taliban’s treatment of women and girls,” she said, urging “respect for their rights to liberty, freedom of movement, education, self expression and employment,” Bachelet told the council. “In particular, ensuring access to quality secondary education for girls will be an essential indicator of commitment to human rights.”

Tuesday’s meeting comes as US troops lead increasingly desperate efforts to airlift thousands of people out of Kabul after the Taliban warned evacuations could continue only for another week.

Crowds continued to mass outside the airport, with many Afghans terrified of facing life under the Taliban.

In this image provided by the US Marine Corps, two children point at an aircraft after they have been manifested to depart, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 21, 2021. (1st Lt. Mark Andries/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

The militants have repeatedly promised a different kind of rule to their brutal regime of the 1990s that saw women confined to their homes, most entertainment banned, and punishments including stonings and public executions.

But the group’s rebranding is being treated with skepticism amid reports that Taliban fighters have been going door-to-door in recent days searching for opponents — including journalists.

Even before the Taliban takeover, the UN says Afghanistan saw a sharp increase in civilian casualties in recent months.

Bachelet said her office had received credible reports of serious violations in places that have been under Taliban control, including summary executions, restrictions of women’s rights, blocking girls from attending school and recruitment of child soldiers.

“Human rights violations undermine the legitimacy of the perpetrators, both vis-a-vis the people, and also with respect to regional and international institutions and other states,” she warned.

美國派直升機進入喀布爾附近以解救滯留的美國人

完成其最大的一天撤離阿富汗的航班，美國競相在 8 月 31 日截止日期前結束其任務

作者：羅伯特·伯恩斯和艾倫·尼克邁爾2021 年 8 月 24 日，上午 1:52

2021 年 8 月 23 日，塔利班武裝分子在喀布爾街頭巡邏（Wakil KOHSAR / AFP）

華盛頓（美聯社）——美國軍方周一派出一架直升機進入喀布爾附近地區接回滯留的美國人，因為軍隊報告了迄今為止最大的一天從阿富汗撤離的航班。

但是阻止許多絕望的撤離人員進入喀布爾機場的致命暴力仍然存在，塔利班表示他們可能很快會尋求關閉撤離。

一名白宮官員說，在周一凌晨結束的 24 小時內，28 架美國軍用航班將約 10,400 人運送到塔利班控制的阿富汗，以安全撤離。五角大樓首席發言人約翰·柯比說，撤離速度更快，部分原因是與塔利班指揮官協調讓撤離人員進入機場。

“到目前為止，展望未來，它確實需要與塔利班不斷協調和消除衝突，”柯比說。“我們所看到的是，這種衝突在允許進入和流動以及減少機場外人群的總體規模方面運作良好。”

由於仍然難以進入，美國軍方走出機場，對美國人進行另一次直升機救援。美國官員說，一架軍用直升機週一接載了 16 名美國公民，並將他們帶到機場進行疏散。這至少是機場以外的第二次此類救援任務；柯比說，上週四，三架陸軍直升機在機場大門外的一家酒店附近接載了 169 名美國人，並將他們送上機場。

美國總統喬拜登的國家安全顧問傑克沙利文在白宮表示，與塔利班的談判仍在繼續，因為政府正在尋找其他方法將更多美國人和其他人安全地轉移到喀布爾機場。

2021 年 8 月 23 日，作為“異教徒”行動的一部分，人們從喀布爾撤離後，從位於阿布扎比附近的 Al Dhafra 104 法國軍事空軍基地的一架空中客車 A400M 軍用運輸機下機時走在停機坪上。（伯特蘭·蓋伊/法新社）

“我們每天都通過政治和安全渠道與塔利班進行談判，”他說，並補充說，最終是否在 8 月 31 日之後繼續由軍方領導的疏散行動將由拜登自己決定。

為了提醒人們在疏散工作面臨一系列令人眼花繚亂的安全威脅中感到緊迫，五角大樓在機場附近發布了一段激光視頻，目標是一架美國空軍 C-17 飛機，顯然試圖在著陸時擾亂飛行員。

經過一個多星期的疏散，受到主要障礙的困擾，包括塔利班部隊和使接近機場變得困難和危險的擁擠人群，飛出的人數首次達到並超過了美國的預測。這一數字是過去 24 小時內美國軍用飛機飛出的 3,900 人的兩倍多。

負責管理執行喀布爾空運的軍用飛機的美國運輸司令部司令斯蒂芬·里昂斯將軍在五角大樓的新聞發布會上說，涉及 200 多架飛機，包括空中加油機，而抵達的飛機花費不到在裝載和起飛之前，在喀布爾的停機坪上停留一小時。他說，不間斷飛行任務對機組人員造成了損失。

在美國海軍陸戰隊提供的這張圖片中，家庭在 2021 年 8 月 23 日在阿富汗喀布爾的哈米德卡爾扎伊國際機場撤離期間開始登上美國空軍波音 C-17 Globemaster III。（塞繆爾·魯伊斯中士/美國海軍陸戰隊）軍團通過 AP)

“他們累了，”里昂談到工作人員時說。“在某些情況下，他們可能已經筋疲力盡了。”

更積極的一點是，里昂說，除了廣為報導的一名阿富汗婦女在美國撤離飛機上分娩的案例外，還有另外兩名嬰兒在類似情況下出生。他沒有提供細節。

五角大樓表示，它已經在新澤西州和另外三個軍事基地——弗吉尼亞州、德克薩斯州和威斯康星州——增加了第四個美國軍事基地，這些基地準備暫時安置抵達的阿富汗人。負責地區行動的聯合參謀部副主任漢克威廉姆斯少將告訴記者，這些軍事基地現在約有 1,200 名阿富汗人。柯比說，這四個基地可以容納多達 25,000 名撤離人員。

阿富汗撤離人員繼續抵達華盛頓郊外的杜勒斯國際機場。一輛公共汽車將一些最新抵達的貨物從杜勒斯機場運送到另一個站點，在它們到達美國的新家之前，這裡將是許多處理站之一。

2021 年 8 月 23 日，從阿富汗喀布爾撤離的家庭在抵達弗吉尼亞州尚蒂伊的華盛頓杜勒斯國際機場後步行穿過航站樓，然後登上巴士。（美聯社照片 / Jose Luis Magana）

精疲力盡，許多成年人的臉上都蒙上了一層陰影。來到這裡感覺如何，一名記者問一名男子。“我們很安全，”他回答。

一位年長的女人如釋重負地坐在提供的輪椅上，一位大男孩抱著的小女孩遮住眼睛好奇地四處張望。幾天來，許多人為了讓航班離開現在由塔利班統治的阿富汗而進行的艱苦鬥爭，這是一個臨時停靠站。匆忙撤離導致大多數抵達者只攜帶一個書包或錢包，或一個裝有物品的塑料購物袋。有些人是兩手空空地來到他們的新生活。

拜登週日表示，他不排除將撤離時間延長至 8 月 31 日之後，即他為完成撤軍而設定的日期。英國首相鮑里斯·約翰遜計劃向拜登施壓，要求其延期，以盡可能多地驅逐外國人和阿富汗盟友。拜登將於週二在阿富汗舉行的虛擬峰會上面對美國的七國集團盟友。

塔利班發言人 Suhail Shaheen 在接受天空新聞採訪時表示，8 月 31 日是美國不能跨越的“紅線”，而擴大美國的存在將“引發反應”。

自從塔利班於 8 月 15 日占領首都，完成了對美國支持的阿富汗政府和軍隊的驚人潰敗以來，美國一直在與塔利班協調進行撤離，塔利班根據 2020 年與阿富汗達成的撤軍協議推遲了襲擊。特朗普政府。

2021 年 8 月 23 日，塔利班武裝分子在喀布爾街頭巡邏（Wakil KOHSAR / AFP）

週一的警告表明，塔利班可能會堅持在一周多的時間內關閉喀布爾機場的空運。立法者、難民團體、退伍軍人組織和美國盟友表示，結束撤離可能會使無數仍然希望搭乘航班離開的阿富汗人和外國人陷入困境。

自8月14日以來，美國已疏散並協助疏散約3.7萬人。

德國官員說，週一早些時候，機場外的一場交火造成至少一名阿富汗士兵死亡。這是最近幾天機場外經常發生致命的動盪。希望逃離塔利班統治的人們面臨著零星的槍聲、塔利班的毆打以及踐踏許多人的人群。

以色列工作人員對本文做出了貢獻。

US sends helicopter into Kabul neighborhood to extricate stranded Americans

Completing its biggest day of evacuation flights out of Afghanistan, US races to end its mission by August 31 deadline

By ROBERT BURNS and ELLEN KNICKMEYER24 August 2021, 1:52 am

Taliban fighters in a vehicle patrol the streets of Kabul on August 23, 2021 (Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US military sent a helicopter into a Kabul neighborhood to pick up stranded Americans on Monday as the army reported its biggest day of evacuation flights out of Afghanistan by far.

But deadly violence that has blocked many desperate evacuees from entering Kabul’s airport persisted, and the Taliban signaled they might soon seek to shut down the evacuation.

Twenty-eight US military flights ferried about 10,400 people to safety out of Taliban-held Afghanistan over the 24 hours that ended early Monday morning, a White House official said. The chief Pentagon spokesman, John Kirby, said the faster pace of evacuation was due in part to coordination with Taliban commanders on getting evacuees into the airport.

“Thus far, and going forward, it does require constant coordination and deconfliction with the Taliban,” Kirby said. “What we’ve seen is, this deconfliction has worked well in terms of allowing access and flow as well as reducing the overall size of the crowds just outside the airport.”

With access still difficult, the US military went beyond the airport to carry out another helicopter retrieval of Americans. US officials said a military helicopter picked up 16 American citizens Monday and brought them onto the airfield for evacuation. This was at least the second such rescue mission beyond the airport; Kirby said that last Thursday, three Army helicopters picked up 169 Americans near a hotel just beyond the airport gate and flew them onto the airfield.

US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said at the White House that talks with the Taliban are continuing as the administration looks for additional ways to safely move more Americans and others into the Kabul airport.

People walk on the tarmac as they disembark from a Airbus A400M military transport aircraft at the French military air base 104 of Al Dhafra, near Abu Dhabi, on August 23, 2021, after being evacuated from Kabul as part of the operation ‘Apagan.’ (BERTRAND GUAY / AFP)

“We are in talks with the Taliban on a daily basis through both political and security channels,” he said, adding that ultimately it will be Biden’s decision alone whether to continue military-led evacuation operations beyond August 31.

In a reminder of the urgency felt amid a dizzying array of security threats to the evacuation effort, the Pentagon posted a video of a laser near the airport targeting a US Air Force C-17 aircraft and apparently attempting to disrupt the pilot during landing.

After more than a week of evacuations plagued by major obstacles, including Taliban forces and crushing crowds that are making approaching the airport difficult and dangerous, the number of people flown out met — and exceeded — US projections for the first time. The count was more than twice the 3,900 flown out in the previous 24 hours on US military planes.

Army Gen. Stephen Lyons, head of US Transportation Command, which manages the military aircraft that are executing the Kabul airlift, told a Pentagon news conference that more than 200 planes are involved, including aerial refueling planes, and that arriving planes are spending less than an hour on the tarmac at Kabul before loading and taking off. He said the nonstop mission is taking a toll on aircrews.

In this image provided by the US Marine Corps, families begin to board a US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 23, 2021. (Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

“They’re tired,” Lyons said of the crews. “They’re probably exhausted in some cases.”

On a more positive note, Lyons said that in addition to the widely reported case of an Afghan woman giving birth aboard a US evacuation aircraft, two other babies have been born in similar circumstances. He did not provide details.

The Pentagon said it has added a fourth US military base, in New Jersey, to three others — in Virginia, Texas and Wisconsin — that are prepared to temporarily house arriving Afghans. Maj. Gen. Hank Williams, the Joint Staff deputy director for regional operations, told reporters there are now about 1,200 Afghans at those military bases. The four bases combined are capable of housing up to 25,000 evacuees, Kirby said.

Afghan evacuees continued to arrive at Dulles International Airport outside of Washington. A bus carried some of the latest arrivals from Dulles airport to another site for what would be one of many processing stops before they reach new homes in the United States.

Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walk through the terminal before boarding a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on August 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Exhaustion clouded the faces of many of the adults. How does it feel to be here, a journalist asked one man. “We are safe,” he answered.

An older woman sank with relief into an offered wheelchair, and a little girl carried by an older boy shaded her eyes to look curiously around. It was an interim stop for what had been a grueling struggle over days for many to get flights out of what is now Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The scramble to evacuate left most arrivals carrying only a bookbag or purse, or a plastic shopping bag of belongings. Some arrived for their new lives entirely empty-handed.

Biden said Sunday he would not rule out extending the evacuation beyond August 31, the date he had set for completing the withdrawal of troops. And British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to press Biden for an extension to get out the maximum number of foreigners and Afghan allies possible. Biden is to face the U.’s G-7 allies in a virtual summit on Afghanistan on Tuesday.

Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen, in an interview with Sky News, said that August 31 is a “red line” the US must not cross and that extending the American presence would “provoke a reaction.”

Since the Taliban seized the capital August 15, completing a stunning rout of the US-backed Afghan government and military, the US has been carrying out the evacuation in coordination with the Taliban, who have held off on attacking under a 2020 withdrawal deal with the Trump administration.

Taliban fighters in a vehicle patrol the streets of Kabul on August 23, 2021 (Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

Monday’s warning signaled the Taliban could insist on shutting down the airlifts out of the Kabul airport in just over a week. Lawmakers, refugee groups, veterans’ organizations and US allies have said ending the evacuation then could strand countless Afghans and foreigners still hoping for flights out.

Since August 14, the US has evacuated and facilitated the evacuation of about 37,000 people.

A firefight just outside the airport killed at least one Afghan soldier early Monday, German officials said. It was the latest in days of often-lethal turmoil outside the airport. People coming in hopes of escaping Taliban rule face sporadic gunfire, beatings by the Taliban, and crowds that have trampled many.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this article.

美官員：伊朗對以色列構成威脅，美國致力於以色列安全

在拜登總統和貝內特總理會晤之前，一位美國官員表示，美國認真對待伊朗的威脅，因為他們100%致力於以色列的安全。

由OMRI NAHMIAS

2021 年 8 月 26 日 00:02

納夫塔利·貝內特總理會見美國國防部長勞埃德·奧斯汀

（照片來源：AVI OHAYON - GPO）

華盛頓——以色列總理貝內特與美國總統拜登的會晤是“總理有機會直接從總統那裡聽到他對以色列安全和自衛的堅定承諾，並支持以色列的國防需求，”一位高級政府官員告訴記者會前。

兩人之間的會晤將於當地時間週四上午舉行，距離美國自行設定的從阿富汗撤軍的最後期限僅剩五天。“在這些事件的背景下，這很重要，因為（……）美國在阿富汗的軍事介入的結束釋放了資源和注意力，並最終使我們能夠更好地支持我們的合作夥伴，如以色列，”這位官員說。

“我經常被問到，‘我們是否不重視中東和我們在中東的朋友？” 事實並非如此。如果有的話，在拜登政府中，我們沒有追求無法實現的目標，”這位官員繼續說道。

“我們不是要改變中東，”這位官員爭辯道。“我們不是要推翻政權。我們正在追求一個非常穩定的過程，以可實現的目標為中心；目的和手段的統一；並且最重要的是支持我們的合作夥伴，當然，以色列是首屈一指的。”

談到伊朗，這位官員說：“伊朗將是一個重要的討論話題，因為伊朗對以色列構成威脅，我們100%致力於以色列的安全——沒有如果、和或但是。”

“我們知道這將是一個關鍵話題，當然，這將被深入討論，”這位官員告訴記者。

“自從上屆政府退出伊朗核協議以來，伊朗的核計劃剛剛急劇突破，而且每週都在加速，”這位官員告訴記者。

“這是一個非常嚴重的問題，兩位領導人將有機會坐在一起討論如何解決這個問題，”這位官員說。

“當然，我們致力於外交途徑，”這位官員指出。“我們認為這是給該計劃設置上限並取消伊朗近年來在核方面取得的成果的最佳方式。” 然而，這位官員還指出，“如果這不起作用，還有其他途徑可以尋求。”

預計兩國領導人還將討論“伊朗在該地區破壞穩定的活動，特別是我們在幾個月前與以色列就對抗伊朗無人機舉行的戰略磋商小組中與以色列建立的一個非常有效的雙邊計劃， ”該負責人告訴記者。

“我們繼承了最大壓力政策，我們認為這不會取得任何特別的結果，”這位官員繼續說道。“事實上，它正朝著相反的方向發展。與此同時，我們沒有解除任何制裁，我們也沒有採取任何行動，因為我們非常清楚制裁救濟將通過維也納實現。因此，很明顯，伊朗有了一位新總統，組成了一個新內閣，我們將看看我們是否會在短時間內回到維也納的談判桌旁，看看事情進展如何。”

在談到亞伯拉罕協議時，這位官員說，政府在“在阿聯酋、巴林、摩洛哥取得突破的基礎上做了大量的幕後工作，我們將與以色列代表團討論這個問題。”

“同樣在幕後，還有大量工作正在進行以將這些安排擴展到其他國家，因此這也將成為討論的話題，”這位官員繼續說道。

這位官員說，政府“對貝內特總理和約旦（……）領導的以色列新政府之間的關係以及以色列和埃及之間的關係感到非常滿意”。“埃及在結束加沙戰爭方面發揮瞭如此關鍵的作用，我們認為以色列和埃及之間的關係也非常正確，”這位官員說。

在談到以巴衝突時，這位官員重申了拜登支持兩國解決方案的立場，“這是他整個職業生涯的一貫立場，”這位官員說。

貝內特總理會見美國國防部長（圖片來源：AVI OHAYON - GPO）

“當然，我們認識到，由於各種原因，短期內不太可能恢復談判和談判的現實，”這位官員繼續說道。“但可以採取一些措施來抑制進一步引發衝突的風險，這是我們看到貝內特總理及其政府非常致力於的事情。”

這位官員說，COVID-19 大流行，特別是以色列的第三次助推器運動，也將成為討論的問題。

我們對這次訪問感到非常興奮，”這位官員繼續說道。“貝內特總理一上任，我們就開始努力尋找最早的機會讓兩位領導人面對面地聚在一起。”

“這將是他們第一次面對面的會面，”這位官員說，“但是，當然，拜登總統在班尼特於 6 月 13 日宣誓就職後不到兩個小時就打電話給班尼特總理向他表示祝賀。我認為這發出了一個非常明確的信號，表明美國支持總理和這個新政府，這是一個真正非常廣泛的大帳篷聯盟，在我們講話時正在指導以色列。”

這位官員接著說，“貝內特領導著以色列歷史上最多元化的聯盟之一。”

這位官員指出：“正如總統經常說的，我們正在證明民主可以為人民提供服務，我們認為這真的很了不起。” “這是我們認為他的政府真正在做的事情，並表明具有不同背景和觀點的人可以團結起來解決大問題。”

US official: Iran a threat to Israel, US is committed to Israel security

Ahead of the meeting between President Biden and PM Bennett, a US official said the US takes the Iran threat seriously because they are 100% committed to the security of Israel.

By OMRI NAHMIAS

AUGUST 26, 2021 00:02

PM Naftali Bennett meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

(photo credit: AVI OHAYON - GPO)

WASHINGTON - The meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Bennett and US President Biden is a “chance for the Prime Minister to hear directly from the President his ironclad commitment to Israel's security and self-defense, and supporting Israel's defense needs,” a senior administration official told reporters ahead of the meeting.

The meeting between the two will take place on Thursday morning (local time) just five days before the US self-imposed deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan. “It's important in the context of those events because (…) the end of America's military involvement in Afghanistan frees up resources and attention and ultimately allows us to better support our partners like Israel,” the official said.

“I’m often asked, “Are we de-prioritizing the Middle East and our friends in the Middle East?” And nothing could be further from the truth. If anything, in the Biden administration, we are not pursuing, unachievable goals,” the official continued.

“We're not trying to transform the Middle East,” the official argued. “We're not trying to overthrow regimes. We are pursuing a very steady course, centered on achievable aims; alignment of ends and means; and, first and foremost, support to our partners, and, of course, Israel being second to none.”

Speaking about Iran, the official said that “Iran will be a big topic of discussion because Iran is a threat to Israel, and we are 100 percent committed to the security of Israel - no ifs, ands, or buts.”

“We know this will be a key topic, which, of course, will be discussed in tremendous depth,” the official told reporters.

“since the last administration left the Iran nuclear deal, Iran’s nuclear program has just dramatically broken out of the box, and it's accelerating from week to week,” the official told reporters.

“This is a very serious problem, and the two leaders, will have the opportunity to sit together and discuss what to do about it,” the official said.

“We, of course, committed to a diplomatic path,” the official noted. “We think that is the best way to put a ceiling on the program and roll back the gains that Iran has made over recent years on the nuclear side.” The official also noted, however, that “if that doesn't work, there are other avenues to pursue.”

The leaders are also expected to discuss “Iran's destabilizing activities in the region and particularly a very effective bilateral program we've set up with the Israelis during a strategic consultation group that we had with them a couple months ago on countering Iranian UAVs,” the official told reporters.

“We inherited a maximum pressure policy, which we don't think is achieving any particular results,” the official continued. “In fact, it's going the opposite direction. At the same time, we have not lifted any sanctions, and we have not done anything because we've been very clear that sanctions relief will come through Vienna. So, obviously, Iran has a new president, forming a new cabinet, and we'll see if we're back at the table in Vienna, in short order, and see how things go.”

Speaking about the Abraham Accords, the official said that the administration has done “an awful lot of work behind the scenes in building upon the breakthroughs of UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and we'll be discussing that with the Israeli delegation.”

“Also behind the scenes, there's an awful lot of work going on to expand those arrangements to other countries, so that will also be something that will be a topic of discussion,” the official continued.

The administration is “very pleased with the relations between this new Israeli government led by Prime Minister Bennett and Jordan (…) and also relations between Israel and Egypt,” the official said. “Egypt plays such a critical role in ending the Gaza War, and we think relations between Israel and Egypt are also very much on the right track,” said the official.

Addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the official reiterated Biden’s position in favor of the two-state solution, “That's been his consistent position throughout his career,” the official said.

PM Bennett meets with US Secretary of Defense (credit: AVI OHAYON - GPO)

“Of course, we recognize the reality that resumption of talks and negotiations is not likely in the near term for a variety of reasons,” the official continued. “But there are a number of steps that can be taken to kind of dampen the risks of further sparks to conflict, which is something that we have seen Prime Minister Bennett and his government very much committed to.”

The COVID-19 pandemic, and specifically, Israel’s third booster shot campaign, will also be a matter of discussion, the official said.

We're very excited about this visit,” the official continued. “As soon as Prime Minister Bennett took office, we began working to find the earliest opportunity to have the two leaders get together face-to-face.”

“This will be their first meeting face-to-face,” the official said, “but, of course, President Biden called Prime Minister Bennett to congratulate him less than two hours after Bennett was sworn into office on June 13th. And I think that sent a very clear signal of US support for the prime minister and for this new government, which is a truly extraordinarily broad, big-tent coalition, which is steering Israel as we speak.”

The official went on to say that “Bennett leads one of the most diverse coalitions in Israeli history.”

“We think it's truly remarkable at a time when, as the President often says, we're demonstrating that democracies can deliver for their people,” the official noted. “That's something we think his government is truly doing and showing that people with divergent backgrounds and views can come together to solve big problems.”

以色列正在加快對伊朗採取行動的行動計劃——以色列國防軍負責人科哈維

“最近批准的預算專用於此，”科哈維說，以色列齊心協力推動華盛頓向德黑蘭施壓。

作者：安娜·阿羅海姆

2021 年 8 月 25 日 21:22

一架以色列空軍 F-35 在以色列南部執行訓練任務。

（圖片來源：IDF）

由於伊斯蘭共和國核計劃的進展，以色列軍隊正在加快其針對伊朗的行動計劃，以色列國防軍參謀長中將。Aviv Kohavi 已發出警告。

他說：“伊朗核計劃的進展促使以色列國防軍加快其行動計劃，最近批准的國防預算專用於此。”

科哈維發表評論說，總理納夫塔利·貝內特( Naftali Bennett) 在與美國總統喬·拜登 (Joe Biden) 和其他高級官員進行訪問之前抵達美國。預計貝內特在首次訪問白宮期間將推動拜登加強對伊朗的態度，並放棄恢復 2015 年聯合綜合行動計劃 (JCPOA) 的努力。

“當我們開始計劃這次訪問時，似乎可以肯定會恢復協議，”貝內特在周二離開前表示。“從那以後，時間過去了，伊朗總統變了，事情似乎遠沒有那麼確定了。在我們看來，協議可能無法重來。”

由於沒有外交選擇可能促使德黑蘭停止其核計劃，以色列軍方認為，伊斯蘭共和國需要意識到，如果它繼續其計劃，它將面臨更嚴厲的製裁和真正的軍事選擇來阻止它。

預計來年為 IDF 設定的 580 億新謝克爾國防預算將使以色列軍方能夠專注於伊朗在該地區構成的威脅，其中一些新謝克爾為 3.5b。為此專門指定的。

以色列和黎巴嫩北部邊界沿線的以色列國防軍。（信用：以色列國防軍發言人單位）

以色列將伊朗的核計劃視為其首要關注點，儘管伊朗一直否認尋求製造核彈，但隨著西方尋求恢復談判以遏制德黑蘭的核計劃，緊張局勢加劇。

Kohavi 已明確表示他認為 JCPOA 是危險的，並公開表示他已指示以色列國防軍準備新的作戰計劃，以打擊伊朗以在必要時停止其核計劃。

最近幾個月，以色列高級軍官多次訪問華盛頓，會見了美國高級官員，包括國防部長勞埃德奧斯汀、國家安全顧問傑克沙利文、參謀長聯席會議主席馬克米利將軍、美國中央司令部司令. Kenneth McKenzie 和美國特種作戰司令部司令理查德·克拉克將軍。

儘管華盛頓繼續走外交道路，希望讓德黑蘭簽署新協議，但美國人完全了解耶路撒冷對未來協議的擔憂。

據信，伊朗正在繼續發展生產核武器庫和能夠攜帶核彈頭的彈道導彈的能力。

JCPOA 還禁止德黑蘭向第三國轉讓任何武器。但擁有1000多枚中短程彈道導彈的伊朗被懷疑繼續向以色列北部邊境的真主黨和加沙地帶的哈馬斯等國家和非國家行為者走私武器。

以色列國防軍參謀長阿維夫·科哈維 (Aviv Kohavi) 觀看軍事演習（圖片來源：以色列國防軍發言人單位）

伊朗有幾種可以到達以色列領土的火箭，包括射程可達 2,000 公里（1,243 英里）的 Khorramshahr 2 和 Shahab-3。

以色列國防軍承認伊朗的常規導彈威脅是以色列的主要關切。儘管擁有多層防空系統，但它可能無法應對伊朗及其代理人組織（例如黎巴嫩的真主黨或伊拉克的什葉派民兵）發射的密集導彈彈幕。

伊斯蘭共和國還繼續在中東地區的真主黨等代理組織中站穩腳跟，以攻擊以色列和美國的利益。

因此，“以色列國防軍正在以各種方式系統地工作，以減少伊朗在中東的影響，”科哈維說。

在過去的一年裡，以色列進行的“兩戰之間的戰爭”行動數量有所增加，並且襲擊了多個目標，其中大多數空襲針對的是伊朗在敘利亞甚至海上的防禦工事和武器走私。

據估計，據稱以色列對伊朗船隻的襲擊已停止在 120 萬至 200 萬美元之間。避免前往中東的恐怖組織。

除了這些襲擊之外，伊朗境內還有許多被歸咎於以色列的秘密活動，例如 11 月暗殺其頂級核科學家 Mohsen Fakhrizadeh。數十起歸咎於以色列的網絡攻擊針對伊朗的核計劃，其中三起針對納坦茲鈾濃縮基地。

以色列國防軍知道國際社會對與伊朗開戰沒有興趣，每個國家都在處理自己的內部問題，例如持續的冠狀病毒大流行。但是，如果迫在眉睫，以色列軍方擁有保護其公民的所有選項。

Israel is accelerating operational plans to take action against Iran - IDF chief Kohavi

"The recently approved budget is earmarked for that," said Kohavi as Israel makes a concerted effort to push Washington to pressure Tehran.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM

AUGUST 25, 2021 21:22

“When we began to plan the visit, a return to the agreement seemed certain,” Bennett said ahead of his departure on Tuesday. “Since then, the time has passed, the president in Iran has changed, and things seem far less certain. In our view, it may be that there is no return to the agreement.”

With no diplomatic options likely to push Tehran to stop its nuclear program, Israel’s military believes that the Islamic Republic needs to be aware that should it continue with its program, it will face harsher sanctions and a true military option to stop it.

The NIS 58 billion defense budget set for the IDF in the coming year is expected to allow the Israeli military to focus on the threats posed by Iran across the region, with some NIS 3.5b. designated specifically for this.

IDF along the northern border between Israel and Lebanon. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Israel considers Iran’s nuclear program as its No. 1 concern, and though Iran has consistently denied seeking to build a nuclear bomb, tensions have risen as the West seeks to resume talks on reviving the deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program.

Kohavi has made it clear that he views the JCPOA as dangerous, saying publicly that he has directed the IDF to prepare fresh operational plans to strike Iran to stop its nuclear program if necessary.

Israel’s top military officer has visited Washington several times in recent months, meeting with senior American officials, including Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, head of US Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, and head of US Special Operations Command Gen. Richard Clark.

Though Washington continues on the diplomatic path, hoping to bring Tehran to sign a new deal, the Americans are fully aware of Jerusalem’s concerns about a future deal.

It is believed that Iran is continuing to develop the capabilities to produce a nuclear weapons arsenal as well as ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

TEHRAN WAS also prohibited under the JCPOA from transferring any weapons to third countries. But Iran, which possesses over 1,000 short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, is suspected of continuing to smuggle weapons to countries and non-state actors such as Hezbollah on Israel’s northern border and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi overlooks a military exercise (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Iran has several kinds of rockets that could reach Israeli territory, including the Khorramshahr 2 with a range of up to 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) and the Shahab-3.

The IDF has admitted that Iran’s conventional missile threat is a major concern for Israel. Despite its multilayered air defenses, it may not be able to contend with intensive missile barrages fired by Iran and its proxy groups, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon or Shi’ite militias in Iraq.

The Islamic Republic has also continued to entrench itself in proxy groups like Hezbollah across the Middle East to attack Israel and American interests.

As such, “The IDF is working systematically and in various ways to reduce Iran’s influence in the Middle East,” Kohavi said.

In the past year, there was an increase in the number of “war between the wars” operations carried out by Israel, as well as several targets struck, with most airstrikes targeting Iranian entrenchment and weapon smuggling in Syria and even at sea.

It is estimated that alleged Israeli attacks against Iranian ships have stopped between $1.2 million and $2m. from going to terrorist groups in the Middle East.

In addition to those attacks, there have been numerous clandestine activities blamed on Israel inside Iran, such as the assassination of its top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, in November. Dozens of cyberattacks blamed on Israel have targeted Iran’s nuclear program, including three targeting the Natanz uranium enrichment site.

The IDF knows that the international community has no interest in a war with Iran, with every country dealing with its own internal issues, such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But if push comes to shove, the Israeli military has all the options on the table to protect its citizens.

美國陸軍決定不購買以色列的鐵穹攔截系統

《防務新聞》稱，在兩個導彈防禦系統之間發生槍戰後，美國陸軍選擇了 Dynetics Enduring Shield 而不是 Iron Dome。

作者：安娜·阿羅海姆

2021 年 8 月 25 日 21:40

以色列國防部於 2021 年 8 月 23 日宣布，鐵穹導彈防禦系統在新墨西哥州白沙試驗場在美國本土進行了實彈試驗。

（圖片來源：國防部發言人辦公室）

據《國防新聞》報導，儘管美國軍方已經成功地對導彈防禦系統進行了首次實彈測試，但美國陸軍決定不購買以色列的鐵穹來應對空中威脅。

根據該報告，美國陸軍上個月在新墨西哥州的白沙導彈靶場進行了兩個系統之間的射擊後，選擇了萊多斯擁有的 Dynetics 發射器。

Dynetics 系統稱為 Enduring Shield，具有 360 度檢測功能，可以同時向多個威脅開火。該系統操作簡單，可與陸軍的綜合防空導彈作戰指揮系統完全集成。

以色列國防部和拉斐爾先進防禦系統公司告訴耶路撒冷郵報，他們不會對國防新聞報導發表評論，但如果得到證實，預計該部將遭受重大挫折。

2021 年 5 月 10 日從以色列阿什克倫看到的以色列鐵穹反導彈系統攔截從加沙地帶向以色列發射的火箭時，出現了條紋（圖片來源：REUTERS/AMIR COHEN）

不過，根據Calcalist的一份報告，Iron Dome系統的平均價格約為 2700 萬新謝克爾（8,400,000 美元）。Israel Aerospace Industries 表示，每個系統都是根據需要定制的，因此沒有固定價格。

為 Iron Dome 製造雷達的 IAI 在 2020 年多任務雷達的國際銷售額達到了創紀錄的 42 億美元。Calcalist說，大約 150 台 MMR 雷達，即係統的大腦，已出售給世界各地的客戶。

美國陸軍於 2019 年 8 月從拉斐爾購買了兩塊現成的電池，並於 2020 年底交付。此後，陸軍一直在檢查和構建電池訓練系統。

購買的這些電池包括 12 個發射器、兩個傳感器、兩個戰鬥管理中心和 240 個攔截器。

US Army decides not to buy Israel's Iron Dome interceptor system

'Defense News' said the US Army chose the Dynetics Enduring Shield instead of Iron Dome following a shoot-off between the two missile defense systems.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM

AUGUST 25, 2021 21:40

An Iron Dome missile defense system underwent a live fire test on US soil at the White Sands, New Mexico test range, Israel's Ministry of Defense announced on Aug. 23.2021.

(photo credit: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE SPOKESPERSON’S OFFICE)

The US Army has decided not to buy Israel’s Iron Dome to counter aerial threats, despite the United States military having successfully carried out a first live-fire test of the missile defense system, according to a report in Defense News.

According to the report, the US Army chose Leidos-owned Dynetics’ launcher after a shoot-off between the two systems last month at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

The Dynetics system, called Enduring Shield, has 360-degree detection and can fire at multiple threats simultaneously. The system is simple to operate and can be fully integrated with the army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System.

Israel’s Defense Ministry and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems told The Jerusalem Post that they would not be commenting on the Defense News report, but if confirmed, it is expected to be a significant setback for the ministry.

Streaks of light are seen as Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel May 10, 2021 (credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)

According to a report in Calcalist, though, the average price of an Iron Dome system is around NIS 27 million ($8,400,000). Israel Aerospace Industries said that each system is customized according to need, and it therefore does not have a fixed price.

IAI, which manufactures the radars for Iron Dome, made a record $4.2 billion in 2020 in international sales from the multi-mission radar. Some 150 MMR radars, the brains of the system, have been sold to customers around the world, Calcalist said.

The US Army purchased two off-the-shelf batteries from Rafael in August 2019 that were delivered in late 2020. The army has since been in the process of examining and building training systems for the batteries.

阿富汗主導了華盛頓特區的注意力，但中東的目光在貝內特身上

在每天兩次的五角大樓新聞發布會、國務院的每日新聞發布會和白宮的新聞發布會之間，以色列總理的訪問並沒有主導新聞周期。

由OMRI NAHMIAS

2021 年 8 月 25 日 22:12

本週，美國總統喬拜登在華盛頓白宮東廳發表講話。

（圖片來源：路透社/伊麗莎白·弗蘭茨）

華盛頓——在美國對阿富汗採取最後行動之際，納夫塔利·貝內特總理抵達華盛頓。週二，美國總統喬·拜登澄清說，他希望推進在 8 月 31 日之前完成美國從該國撤軍的計劃——僅剩 6 天。

五角大樓和國務院正在密切合作，與美國軍方和阿富汗人員一起協調剩余美國人的撤離。在每天兩次的五角大樓新聞發布會、國務院的每日新聞發布會和白宮的新聞發布會之間，總理的訪問並沒有主導新聞周期。

希爾外交政策記者勞拉凱利告訴耶路撒冷郵報，“貝內特的訪問幾乎肯定會被拜登政府對阿富汗危機的處理所掩蓋。

“總統承受著來自民主黨和共和黨的巨大壓力和批評，要求他在 8 月 31 日自己設定的最後期限之後繼續在阿富汗進行軍事撤離，”她指出。

“總統不打算承擔任何重大政策項目。例如啟動以色列和巴勒斯坦的和平談判，”凱利說。“相反，他的政府專注於讓危機保持溫和，並防止它們沸騰。”

在最近這份未註明日期的講義中，從阿富汗撤離的人員抵達卡塔爾多哈的烏代德空軍基地。（信用：路透社）

兩黨政策中心高級研究員、《戰鬥之家：從杜魯門到特朗普的白宮競爭》一書的作者特維·特洛伊 (Tevi Troy) 告訴《華盛頓郵報》，雖然 COVID-19 和阿富汗局勢在華盛頓佔據主導地位，但中東觀察家將密切關注貝內特的訪問。

“內塔尼亞胡擔任總理的時間很長，跨越了多個美國政府，政府內外的許多美國人都不習慣以色列的非內塔尼亞胡政府，”他說。

“出於這個原因，新總理納夫塔利·貝內特對華盛頓的訪問將引起極大的興趣和好奇，”特洛伊說。“左派希望內塔尼亞胡發生重大變化，而右派則希望貝內特像內塔尼亞胡一樣，與他們保持一致。無論哪種方式，我們都處於陌生的水域。”

以前以色列總理和美國總統之間的會晤往往集中在以巴衝突上。然而，這一次似乎不會如此。

美國和平研究所以色列-巴勒斯坦衝突項目主任露西·庫爾策-埃倫博根 (Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen) 告訴《華盛頓郵報》，“雖然以色列-巴勒斯坦衝突肯定會被提上日程，但它很可能會被其他問題所取代，比如伊朗、毫無疑問，COVID和中國是最重要的項目之一。

“這是雙方領導人承認和同意的一個功能，即推動大規模的以巴外交既不可取也不富有成效，”她說。“這也是兩國領導人在兩國最終目標上存在兩極分化並希望避免在會議上出現明顯分歧的一個功能，該會議最終旨在發出關係重置的信號，突出共同利益領域並開闢合作道路。”

美國的猶太社區也密切關注這次訪問。大華盛頓猶太社區關係委員會執行主任羅恩·哈爾伯 (Ron Halber) 告訴《華盛頓郵報》，美國猶太社區“對認識貝內特總理持開放態度和興奮的態度，就像每次有新的以色列總理時一樣。 .

“大多數美國猶太人對以色列有著天然的熱愛和歸屬感，並希望總理成功，無論他代表什麼政黨。

哈爾伯說：“我們希望拜登總統和貝內特總理能夠建立一種相互尊重與合作的關係，這將進一步加強我們兩國之間的特殊紐帶。” “大多數美國猶太人希望看到我們的領導人在解決 COVID 危機和應對伊朗構成的威脅方面進行密切協調。”

每位以色列總理訪問美國的一個方面是與猶太領導人會面。雖然 Bennett 確實會見了 AIPAC 執行董事 Howard Kohr，但與主要猶太組織領導人的額外會議似乎必須等待不同的機會。

“華盛頓的猶太社區理解並尊重貝內特總理正忙於應對以色列安全和公共衛生同時面臨的挑戰，我們希望在公共衛生形勢更加有利時有很多機會與他會面，”哈爾伯說。 .

Afghanistan dominates DC's attention, but MidEast eyes are on Bennett

Between a twice-daily Pentagon press briefing, the State Department's daily briefing, and the White House one, the visit of the Israeli prime minister is not dominating the news cycle.

By OMRI NAHMIAS

AUGUST 25, 2021 22:12

US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN during a speech in the East Room at the White House in Washington, this week.

(photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)

WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in Washington amid the United States’ final act in Afghanistan. On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden clarified that he wished to move forward with the plan to complete the US withdrawal from the country by August 31 – just six days away.

The Pentagon and the State Department are working closely to coordinate the evacuation of remaining Americans, alongside US military and Afghan personnel. Between twice-daily Pentagon press briefings, the State Department’s daily briefing and the White House one, the visit of the prime minister is not dominating the news cycle.

Laura Kelly, foreign policy reporter for The Hill, told The Jerusalem Post, “Bennett’s visit is almost sure to be overshadowed by the Biden administration’s handling of the crisis in Afghanistan.

“The president is under immense pressure and criticism from both Democrats and Republicans to continue military evacuations in Afghanistan beyond his self-imposed August 31 deadline,” she noted.

“The president is not looking to take on any major policy projects. such as launching Israeli and Palestinian peace talks,” said Kelly. “Instead, his administration has focused on keeping crises at a simmer and preventing them from boiling over.”

Evacuees from Afghanistan arrive at Al-Udeid airbase in Doha, Qatar in this recent undated handout. (credit: REUTERS)

Tevi Troy, senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center and author of Fight House: Rivalries in the White House, from Truman to Trump, told the Post that while the COVID-19 and Afghanistan situations are dominating attention in Washington, Middle East watchers will be paying close attention to the Bennett visit.

“Netanyahu was prime minister for a long time, across multiple American administrations, and so many Americans both inside and outside the government are unused to a non-Netanyahu government in Israel,” he said.

“For this reason, there will be a great deal of interest and curiosity in new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s visit to Washington,” said Troy. “The Left is hoping for a significant change from Netanyahu, while the Right is hoping that Bennett, like Netanyahu, remains simpatico with them. Either way, we are in unfamiliar waters.”

Previous meetings between Israeli prime ministers and US presidents were often focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, it seems this time that is not going to be the case.

Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, director of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict program at the US Institute of Peace, told the Post, “While the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will certainly be on the agenda, it will likely be superseded by other issues, with Iran, COVID and China no doubt among those items topping the bill.

“This is a function of both leaders’ acknowledgment and agreement that a push for big Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy would be neither desirable nor fruitful,” she said. “It is also a function of both leaders being at polarized odds on the ultimate goal of two states and wanting to avoid stark differences at a meeting that ultimately seeks to signal a relational reset, highlight areas of shared interest and forge paths for cooperation.”

The Jewish community in the US is closely following the visit, as well. Ron Halber, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, told the Post that the American Jewish community “is open-minded and excited about getting to know Prime Minister Bennett, as we are every time there is a new Israeli prime minister.

“Most American Jews feel a natural love and affiliation for Israel and want the prime minister to succeed, no matter what party he represents.

“We are hopeful that President Biden and Prime Minister Bennett will enjoy a relationship of mutual respect and cooperation that will further the special bond between our two countries,” said Halber. “Most American Jews would like to see close coordination between our leaders in solving the COVID crisis and responding to the threat posed by Iran.”

One aspect of every Israeli prime minister’s visit to the US is a meeting with Jewish leaders. And While Bennett did meet with AIPAC executive director Howard Kohr, it seems that additional meetings with leaders of major Jewish organizations will have to wait for a different opportunity.

“The Jewish community in Washington understands and respects that Prime Minister Bennett is busy responding to the simultaneous challenges facing Israel’s security and public health, and we expect to have many opportunities to meet with him when the public health situation is more conducive,” said Halber.

MK Moshe Arbel 呼籲向黎巴嫩衛生系統提供人道主義援助

“當距離北部邊境僅幾分鐘的人道主義災難發生時，以色列國和以色列社會不能保持沉默和袖手旁觀，”阿爾貝爾在給霍洛維茨的信中寫道。

作者：傑瑞米·沙龍

2021 年 8 月 25 日 21:49

2021 年 2 月 7 日，Shas 議會議員 Moshe Arbel 在 Diana Raz 的家外點燃了一支蠟燭，她於週五在約旦河西岸 Na'ale 定居點在家中被丈夫謀殺。

（圖片來源：AVI DISHI/FLASH90）

鑑於 COVID-19 大流行造成的公共衛生危機以及該國目前面臨的政治和經濟危機，Shas MK Moshe Arbel呼籲衛生部長 Nitzan Horowitz 向黎巴嫩衛生系統提供緊急人道主義援助面對。

極端正統派 MK 週一援引美聯社的一篇文章指出，該國最大的公立醫院拉菲克哈里里大學醫院的空調僅用於手術室，因為該國缺電；醫院缺乏治療癌症患者的藥物和輸液和用藥的生理鹽水；並且一些患者被要求從家裡帶藥。

此外，30%的醫生和10%的護士已經離開該國，導致醫療人力嚴重短缺，MK說。

“當距離北部邊境僅幾分鐘路程的地方發生人道主義災難時，以色列國和以色列社會不能保持沉默和袖手旁觀，”阿爾貝爾週二在給霍洛維茨的信中寫道。

SHAS MK Moshe Arbel：我們不需要同意一切，但我們應該不帶仇恨地反對。（來源：MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/耶路撒冷郵報）

“作為猶太人，我們被教導“所有按照上帝形像被造的人都受到愛戴”，並且所有人都有權享有絕不能剝奪的基本自然權利。

“黎巴嫩不是以色列的親密朋友之一，但它是我們的鄰居，向那裡受苦的人們提供人道主義援助是我們猶太人和人類的責任，”他繼續說道，並補充說這樣的姿態將來也可能發生。打開該地區希望與和平的大門。”

阿爾貝爾注意到黎巴嫩境內尋求摧毀以色列的暴力真主黨恐怖民兵和政黨的強大主導地位，因此必須以藥品和醫療設備的形式向該國提供援助，並通過國際紅十字會或其他值得信賴的國際援助機構。

霍洛維茨沒有回應置評請求。

MK Moshe Arbel calls for humanitarian assistance to Lebanese health system

“The State of Israel and Israeli society cannot remain silent and stand idly by when a humanitarian catastrophe is occurring just a few minutes from the northern border,” wrote Arbel to Horowitz.

By JEREMY SHARON

AUGUST 25, 2021 21:49

Shas parliament member Moshe Arbel lights a candle outside the home of Diana Raz, who was murdered by her husband at their home on Friday, in the West Bank settlement of Na’ale, on February 7, 2021.

(photo credit: AVI DISHI/FLASH90)

Shas MK Moshe Arbel has called on Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz to provide the Lebanese health system with emergency humanitarian assistance in light of the public health crisis in the country as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the political and economic crises the country is currently facing.

Citing an article by the Associated Press on Monday, the ultra-Orthodox MK noted that air-conditioning in the country’s largest public hospital, the Rafik Hariri University Hospital, is used only in operating rooms due to the lack of electricity in the country; the hospital lacks drugs for cancer patients and saline solution for infusion and medication; and that some patients are eve asked to bring medication from home.

In addition, 30% of doctors and 10% of nurses have left the country leading to a severe shortage of medical manpower, said the MK.

“The State of Israel and Israeli society cannot remain silent and stand idly by when a humanitarian catastrophe is occurring just a few minutes from the northern border,” wrote Arbel to Horowitz on Tuesday.

SHAS MK Moshe Arbel: We don’t need to agree to everything, but we should disagree without hatred. (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)

“As Jews, we are taught that "kindness of “all people who are created in the image of God are beloved,” and that all people are entitled to basic natural rights that must not be taken away.

“Lebanon is not one of Israel’s close friends, but it is our neighbor and it is our Jewish and human duty to extend humanitarian aid to the people who suffer there,” he continued, adding that such a gesture might also in the future.” open the door to hope and peace in the region.”

Arbel noted the strong dominance of the violent Hezbollah terror militia and political party in Lebanon which seeks the destruction of Israel, and said that aid to the country must therefore be given in the form of medicine and medical devices and transferred through the International Red Cross or other trusted international aid agencies.

Horowitz did not respond to a request for comment.

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