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<French #244> Renewed tension in the Middle East: rockets fired at Israel from Syria - le 8 avril 2023

   Today's article is about the conflict between Israel and Palestine from "France 24" dated April 8, 2023.

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French Original

Regain de tension au Proche-Orient : tirs de roquettes vers Israël depuis la Syrie

 

(photo) Image d'illustration du système antimissile Dôme de fer israélien interceptant des roquettes, le 14 mai 2021.

 

Trois roquettes ont été tirées samedi soir en direction du plateau du Golan, territoire occupé par Israël, a annoncé l'armée israélienne. Fait rare, les tirs provenaient de Syrie, après des tirs similaires depuis le Liban ces derniers jours et sur fond de violences accrues au Proche-Orient. La même soirée, un Palestinien a été abattu par l'armée israélienne en Cisjordanie.

 

English Translation

Renewed tension in the Middle East: rockets fired at Israel from Syria

 

(photo) Illustrative image of Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepting rockets, May 14, 2021.

 

Three rockets were fired on Saturday evening towards the Golan Heights, territory occupied by Israel, the Israeli army announced. Rarely, the shots came from Syria, after similar shots from Lebanon in recent days and against a backdrop of increased violence in the Middle East. The same evening, a Palestinian was shot dead by the Israeli army in the West Bank.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

abattu (abattre): shot down (shoot down)

accrues > accru (accroître): increased (increase)

<C>

la Cisjordanie: the West Bank (of Jordan) 

<F>

fond: backdrop

<I>

interceptant (intercepter): intercepting (intercept)

<M>

même: same

<P>

plateau: tray, top, pan

proche: close

Proche-Orient: the Near Eeast

provenaient (provenir): came from (come from)

<T>

territoire: territory

tirées > tiré (tirer): shot (shoot)

tirs > tir: shooting

<V>

vers: toward