______________ Israeli and Palestinian delegations are holding a new round of talks trying to extend the current five-day truce in Gaza into a long-term cease-fire. But the gaps are wide. At the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged his negotiating team to remain steadfast on Israel's security needs. "If Hamas thinks that it can compensate for its military defeat with diplomatic gains, it is mistaken," Mr. Netanyahu said. Palestinian official Ahmed Majdalani: "I am not optimistic," Majdalani told the Voice of Palestine radio and blamed Israel for rejecting Hamas's demand to end the seven-year blockade on Gaza. Robert Berger for VOA News, Jerusalem. ____________________ 以色列与巴勒斯坦代表团正在举行新一轮的会谈试图将加沙地区目前为期五天的停战协定变成长期停战协定.但是分歧依然巨大.在耶路撒冷每周举行的内阁会议上,以色列总理本杰明`内塔尼亚胡敦促其谈判代表团要坚定不移的维护以色列的安全需求.内塔尼亚胡说"如果哈马斯认为能通过谈判收益弥补其在军事上的失败,这将是一个错误." 巴勒斯坦官员艾哈迈德`马伽达兰尼向巴勒斯坦电台之声表示:"我并不看好谈判."他指责以色列拒绝哈马斯解除加沙地带7年封锁的要求.罗伯特`伯杰,VOA新闻,耶路撒冷报道.
