Egypt: 80% of oil slick cleared off Red Sea coast

    JERUSALEM, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Israeli（以色列） government Sunday announced moves to loosen its land blockade against the Gaza Strip, but said it will continue the naval¹ lockdown on the Palestinian enclave.
    Following a security cabinet meeting（内阁会议）, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office released a statement, listing steps to relax the Gaza siege, which include expanding the inflow of goods and smoothening the procedure for people to enter or leave the strip.
    Israel keeps the right to decide the kind of goods allowed into the coastal² area, but has agreed to let more in.
    The Israeli authorities will publish a list of banned items, including weapons and "problematic（不确定的）" dual-use materials, to replace the current list of permitted products. All goods that are not on the list will be allowed to enter.
    Unnamed sources told Xinhua that following the announcement, the Kerem-Shalom, a border crossing in southeast Gaza for delivery of humanitarian³ supplies, will expand its capacity by 30 percent on Monday and allow in some 130 truckloads of goods per day.
    Israel will let construction materials for civilian⁴ projects enter Gaza under international supervision⁵, the statement said, adding the projects must be authorized⁶ by the Palestinian National Authority, and receive approval from the Israeli government.
    Israel has been hesitant to allow in Gaza-bound supplies of construction materials for fear that the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, which now controls Gaza.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

2 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

3 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

4 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

5 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

6 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。