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Israel is strengthening security on its home front in a sign of war jitters¹. Israel is casting a wary² eye toward Iran.

以色列在紧张的战争气氛中正在加强国内的安全防卫工作。以色列正在警惕地盯着伊朗。

Israel's security Cabinet has decided³ to redistribute gas masks to the entire population amid fears of a non-conventional war with Iran. The last distribution was before the U.S. invasion of Iraq four years ago. The gas masks were collected last year because they were out of date.

由于担心和伊朗之间爆发一场非常规战争，以色列的安全内阁决定再次给以色列全民发放防毒面具。以色列上一次发放防毒面具是在4年前，在美国攻打伊拉克之前。去年，这些防毒面具由于过了有效期而被收回。

Deputy Defense⁴ Minister Matan Vilnai initiated⁵ the redistribution.

这次发放防毒面具的工作由以色列国防部副部长维尔奈发起。

Vilnai told Israel Radio that handing out gas masks does not mean that war with Iran is imminent⁶.

维尔奈对以色列电台说，发放防毒面具并不意味着以色列马上要和伊朗打仗。

Nevertheless, there is growing concern here about Iran's nuclear program and threats by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to wipe Israel "off the map."

尽管如此，以色列人对伊朗核项目，以及伊朗总统艾哈迈迪内贾德威胁要将以色列“从地图上抹去”的担忧不断增加。

"We are worried," said Israeli spokesman Mark Regev.

以色列发言人雷格夫说：“我们对此感到担忧。”

Iran insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. But Regev says Iran is stalling in negotiations⁷ with the international community as it moves closer to building a nuclear bomb.

伊朗坚持说，它的核项目是为了和平用途。但是雷格夫说，伊朗在逐步发展制造原子弹能力的同时，正在拖延与国际社会的谈判。

"We are concerned that the Iranian strategy is very clear," he said. "They want to keep talking and talking and talking, but at the same time to aggressively move forward on their nuclear program."

雷格夫说：“我们担心，伊朗采取的策略非常清楚。他们打算继续谈判、谈判、再谈判，但是与此同时，在野心勃勃地推动其核项目的发展。”

Iran is seen as an existential threat, and that has raised speculation⁸ that Israel might launch a pre-emptive strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. Israeli officials have warned time and again that they will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons and that there is a military option.

以色列把伊朗看作是对其存在的威胁，这引起人们猜测，以色列可能会对伊朗的核设施发动先发制人的袭击。以色列官员一再警告说，他们不会允许伊朗获得核武器，在这方面存在一种军事选择。

Iran has ballistic missiles that can hit anywhere in Israel, and it has warned of fierce retaliation⁹ in the event of an Israeli attack.

伊朗拥有射程可以达到以色列境内所有地方的弹道导弹。伊朗曾经警告说，如果以色列发动袭击，伊朗将会对其进行严厉的报复。