Israel and Lebanon agreed to renew a truce(停火协议) negotiated by America between Israel and Hizbullah(真主党), the Iran-backed militia. Israeli troops made their deepest advance into Lebanon in a quarter of a century, capturing Beaufort Castle, a crusader fortress(十字军堡垒) last held in 2000. It also struck Beirut, the capital, for the first time in three weeks. But in an apparently obscenity-laced(充满脏话的) phone call, Donald Trump ordered Binyamin Netanyahu to hold further fire(停止进一步攻击). The deal, similar to one agreed in May, is contingent on Hizbullah also ceasing attacks on Israel. Iran’s foreign ministry warned of a “full-scale resumption” of its war if Israel attacked Beirut.
以色列和黎巴嫩同意续签由美国斡旋的停火协议，该协议原本是在以色列与伊朗支持的真主党之间达成的。以色列军队25年来首次深入黎巴嫩，占领了2000年最后失守的十字军堡垒博福特堡。三周来首次空袭了首都贝鲁特。但在一次明显充满脏话的电话中，唐纳德·特朗普命令本雅明·内塔尼亚胡停止进一步攻击。该协议与5月达成的一项类似协议相似，其条件是真主党也停止对以色列的袭击。伊朗外交部警告称，如果以色列袭击贝鲁特，将“全面恢复”战争。
There was little diplomatic progress in negotiations between America and Iran. Mutual strikes escalated. An Iranian drone strike on Kuwait’s international airport killed one person and injured more than 60. America intercepted other missiles fired at Kuwait as well as Bahrain, which Iran had not targeted in weeks. Iran said the strikes were retaliation(报复) for American attacks on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz and an oil tanker. Mr Trump said that peace talks were continuing but were “getting very boring(变得非常无聊)”.
美国和伊朗之间的谈判几乎没有外交进展。双方相互打击升级。伊朗无人机袭击科威特国际机场，造成1人死亡、60多人受伤。美国拦截了针对科威特和巴林的其他导弹，伊朗已数周未攻击巴林。伊朗表示这些袭击是对美国攻击霍尔木兹海峡格什姆岛和一艘油轮的报复。特朗普表示和谈仍在继续，但“变得非常无聊”。
Ethiopians went to the polls in an election marred(破坏，玷污) by the exclusion(排除，排斥) of a major opposition party, repression of the media and anti-government violence in parts of the country. Official results are not expected for several days, but the ruling Prosperity Party of Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister, is expected to win comfortably(轻松获胜).
埃塞俄比亚人在一场被排除主要反对党、压制媒体以及部分地区反政府暴力所玷污的选举中投票。官方结果预计几天后公布，但总理阿比·艾哈迈德领导的执政党繁荣党预计将轻松获胜。
Watch this space
拭目以待