U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Israelis and Palestinians have agreed to resume peace talks. The announcement came on a day of intense diplomatic activity and an easing of tensions in the Gaza Strip.

美國國務卿賴斯表示，以色列和巴勒斯坦同意恢復和平談判。經過一天密集的外交活動以及加沙地帶的緊張局勢緩解，賴斯做出上述宣布。

Secretary Rice ended two days of intense diplomatic activity that saw her visit Egypt, the West Bank and Israel by getting a commitment from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resume peace talks with Israel.

賴斯國務卿結束了兩天密集的外交活動，她訪問了埃及、約旦河西岸地區和以色列。她從巴勒斯坦民族權力機構主席阿巴斯那里得到了跟以色列恢復和平談判的承諾。

The talks were suspended Sunday by Mr. Abbas, after more than 120 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, during an operation against Palestinian militants firing rockets at southern Israel.

上星期天，以色列軍隊在加沙地帶打死120多名巴勒斯坦人，隨后阿巴斯中止了和談。以色列軍隊當時的這項行動是針對巴勒斯坦激進分子向以色列南部進行火箭襲擊做出的回應。

Wednesday, Mr. Abbas initially said he would not resume the negotiations unless a cease-fire went into effect in Gaza. But at a news conference with Israel's foreign minister, Secretary Rice said she had convinced the Palestinian president to change his mind.

星期三，阿巴斯開始時說，除非停火在加沙生效，否則他不會恢復和談。但是在同以色列外長的聯合記者會上，賴斯表示，她已經說服阿巴斯改變觀點。

"I have talked with Abu Mazen, with President Abbas, and he obviously would like to see a calm, he has spoken publicly about his desire for a cease fire, but this is not a condition for a resumption of the talks," she said.

賴斯說：“我同阿巴斯主席進行了交談。很明顯，他希望看到局勢平靜下來。他曾經公開表示希望停火，但是那并不是恢復和談的條件。”

A statement issued by President Abbas's office confirmed that Palestinians will be returning to the negotiations, calling the decision a strategic choice.

阿巴斯主席辦公室發表的聲明證實巴勒斯坦人將重返和談，聲明說這個決定是一個戰略選擇。

Rice says even though she is leaving the region for now, U.S. diplomatic activity to end the crisis will continue, saying U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Welch, will hold talks with Egyptian officials about how to ease tensions in Gaza. She says the best way for that to happen is for Hamas and other Palestinian militants in Gaza to stop firing rockets at southern Israel.

賴斯表示，雖然她現在要離開這個地區，美國為結束這場危機的外交活動將繼續下去。她說，美國助理國務卿韋爾奇將同埃及官員會談，討論緩解加沙緊張局勢的途徑。賴斯說，最佳途徑是讓哈馬斯和在加沙的其他巴勒斯坦激進組織停止向以色列南部發射火箭。

"The rocket attacks against Israel ought to stop," she added. "As I have said, as Israel defends itself, Israel also needs to be very careful about innocent people who get caught in the crossfire, and about the humanitarian conditions in Gaza. So there is a path forward."

她說：“對以色列的火箭攻擊應該停止。我已經講過，以色列在自衛的時候也需要非常小心不要讓陷入戰火的無辜百姓受到傷害，還要當心加沙的人道條件。這是一條向前走的道路。”

Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israeli forces will abstain from attacking the Gaza Strip if militants stop firing rockets. Mr. Olmert made his comments at the conclusion of a meeting of his security cabinet, which approved continued targeted strikes against rocket launching activities in Gaza.

以色列總理奧爾默特說，如果激進分子停止發射火箭，以色列軍隊將不再攻擊加沙地帶。奧爾默特在結束同以色列安全內閣的會議后做出上述表示。安全內閣批準繼續打擊加沙的火箭發射活動。加沙地帶的緊張局勢已經緩解了很多。

Tensions in Gaza have eased considerably. For the first time since the current crisis began, Israel allowed about 25 Palestinians to enter Israel from Gaza for medical treatment. Israel also allowed about 70 truckloads of food and medicine to enter Gaza, including some coming from Egypt. Meanwhile, Palestinian rocket attacks against Israel dramatically dropped on Wednesday as well.

自目前的危機開始以來，以色列第一次允許大約25名巴勒斯坦人從加沙進入以色列接受醫療。以色列還允許大約70輛裝有食品和藥品的卡車進入加沙，其中有些卡車來自埃及。同時，星期三，巴勒斯坦對以色列的火箭攻擊也大幅度減少。