Israel has eased its five-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, allowing truckloads of building materials for private use to cross into the Palestinian territory in recent days. The materials purchased in Egypt are part of $400 million in projects Qatar has pledged for Gaza. 以色列放松了对加沙地区长达五年的封锁,最近开始允许装载着私人使用的建筑材料的货车穿过巴勒斯坦领土.这批在埃及采购的材料是卡塔尔向加沙承诺的4亿美元项目的一部分.__________________________. The United Nations has ended its peacekeeping mission in East Timor, 13 years after it was deployed to cope with a wave of violence there. In recent weeks, members of a security force have been leaving ahead of the formal end of their mission. President Taur Matan Ruak, in a New Year's Eve speech, said East Timor is now enjoying peace and stability.在为应对当地冲突而部署维和部队的13年之后,联合国结束了在东帝汶的维和行动.最近几周,安全部队的成员已在任务正式结束的日期前陆续离开.总统陶尔`马坦`鲁阿克在新年前夜发表演讲,称东帝汶如今是既和平又安定.
