以色列军队在加沙边界枪杀巴勒斯坦人

 　　以色列军队在加沙边界枪杀巴勒斯坦人

　　GAZA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man in northeast Gaza near the border, medical sources and witnesses said Friday.

　　The witnesses said that the Israeli troops stationed at the border to the east of Beit Hanoun town opened fire at Ouda Hamad, 22, and killed him when he approached the security fence.

　　Earlier Friday, four Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire in several locations along Gaza's eastern and northern border with Israel.

　　Israel imposed a buffer¹ zone extending 300 meters into the Gaza Strip along the border after Islamic Hamas movement seized control of the Palestinian coastal² enclave in 2007.

　　Israel eased restrictions³ in the buffer zone last year following a ceasefire deal that ended eight days of cross-border confrontation⁴ with Hamas.

　　However, according to Palestinian official statistics, nine Palestinians have been killed and 89 injured in the no-go zone since the ceasefire took effect in November 2012.

1 buffer   

n.起缓冲作用的人(或物)，缓冲器；vt.缓冲

参考例句：

• A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.在急需时，很少一点钱就能解燃眉之急。
• Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.浪漫的爱会减轻生活的艰辛。

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 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

4 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。