英語ということで、分からない単語も調べてみたので、参考にしてください。
日本語で話はわかっているので、ある程度は推測できますが。
Violent end to Turkish-backed bid to break Gaza Strip blockade sparks diplomatic crisis
Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-
Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 10 passengers in a predawn raid that set off worldwide condemnation and a diplomatic crisis.
Dozen of activists and at least 10 Israeli soldiers were wounded in the bloody confrontation in international waters.
Reaction was swift and harsh, with a massive protest breaking out in Turkey, Israel’s longtime Muslim ally, which unofficially supported the mission.
The bloody showdown came at a sensitive time in Israeli-palestinian peace efforts. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to meet with President Barak Obama on Tuesday to discuss the next round in U.S.-led indirect negotiations. From Toronto, Netanyahu spoke by telephone with top Israeli officials and expressed his ”full backing ”for the military, according to a statement form the army.
The White House said in a statement that the U.S. ”deeply regrets ”the loss of life and injuries and was working to understand the circumstances surrounding the ”tragedy.”
The activists were headed to
There were conflicting accounts of what happened early Monday, with activists claiming the Israeli fires first and
An Israeli commando who spoke to reporters on a naval vessel off the coast said he and his comrades were surprised by a group of Arabic-speaking men.
Storm1怒って激しい勢いで突進する;暴れ回る
2猛攻を加える, 砲火を浴びせる;突撃[攻撃]する.
Bid努力, 試み, 企て
Blockade封鎖
sparkたちどころに反応する
Naval軍艦の;海軍の
Commando 特別奇襲隊.
Flotilla小型艇隊
Predawn夜明け前(の).
Set off(…を)始める
Raid襲撃, 急襲
Condemnation激しい非難, 譴責(けんせき), とがめ立て
Wrest<物を>(人から)もぎ取る
Clubこん棒
Live fire
Rappelle懸垂下降
Vessel船.
Confrontation(対立する勢力・思想などの)衝突.
International waters 公海
Swiftすばやく行われる, 敏速な, 即座の, 即決の
Harsh〈人・罰などが〉きびしい, 過酷[厳格]な, 〈人・言葉が〉無慈悲な, 無情な
Longtime昔からの, 長年の
Ally同盟[連合, 提携]する
Call off〈人・動物を〉呼んで去らせる, (攻撃などを)やめさせる
Military exercises
Showdown最終的段階;どたん場
Backing後援, 支持, 支援, 援助
Impose〈人が〉威圧する
Seize〈人が〉〈A(物)を〉(急にまたは力ずくで)つかむ, 握る