双语新闻：哈马斯释放两名美国人质，拜登在通话中表示将全力帮助她们从这场可怕的磨难中恢复过来

Many foreign media are concerned that the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced the release of a pair of mother and daughter Natalie and Judith from the United States on the evening of the 20th. According to a new report by The Times of Israel and the Associated Press, Natalie's father said that after being released by Hamas, "they are now fine." At the same time, the US CNN said that the White House said that US President Joe Biden spoke with the two freed hostages on the evening of the 20th local time, and said that the US government would do its utmost to help them.

多家外媒关注，巴勒斯坦伊斯兰抵抗运动（哈马斯）下属武装派别宣布20日晚释放一对来自美国的母女娜塔莉和朱迪斯。据《以色列时报》、美联社最新报道，娜塔莉的父亲说，在被哈马斯释放后，“她们现在很好”。与此同时，美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）称，白宫称美国总统拜登当地时间20日晚与两名被释放人质通话，并表示美政府将全力为其提供帮助。

Natalie's father, Yuri, said that after their release, Natalie and Judith will travel to Tel Aviv, Israel, and will return to the United States next week. Yuri said he was delighted to know Natalie would be home next week to celebrate her 18th birthday with family and friends. 'It's fantastic, it's the best news.'

美联社称，娜塔莉的父亲尤里表示，在被释放后，娜塔莉和朱迪斯将前往以色列特拉维夫，并将于下周返回美国。得知娜塔莉下周就可以回到家中与亲友一起庆祝她18岁的生日，尤里表示非常高兴，“太棒了，这是最好的消息。”

The Times of Israel reported that the White House said that Biden spoke with the two freed hostages on the evening of the 20th, in which Biden said that "the United States government is fully committed to helping them recover from this terrible ordeal." Biden also tweeted on the social media platform X, "I am very happy that they will soon be reunited with their families."

《以色列时报》报道提到，白宫称，拜登于20日晚和两名被释放人质通话，拜登在通话中表示，“美国政府将全力帮助她们从这场可怕的磨难中恢复过来”。拜登当天还在社交平台X（原推特）上发文表示，“为她们很快将与家人团聚而感到万分高兴。”

According to CNN, as he boarded Air Force One that night, Biden said his call with the two freed American hostages "went well."

另据美国有线电视新闻网，拜登当晚在登上“空军一号”时表示，他与两名获释的美国人质的通话“进展顺利”。

A reporter also asked Biden if Israel should hold off on a ground operation into the Gaza Strip to allow more hostages to be released out of Gaza, to which Biden replied, "Yes." The White House later clarified Biden's response, saying he had not heard the full question. "The president is far away. He didn't hear the full question. The question sounds like 'Do you want to see more hostages released?' The White House responded by saying, "He (the president) has not commented on anything else."

一名记者还询问拜登，以色列是否应该推迟对加沙地带采取地面行动，以让更多人质被释放离开加沙，拜登回答说：“是的。”不过报道说，白宫随后又澄清拜登这一回答说他没有听到完整的问题。“总统在很远的地方。他没有听到完整的问题。这个问题听起来像是‘你希望看到更多的人质被释放吗? ’”白宫方面就此回应说，“他（总统）没有对其他任何事情发表评论。”

The United States and European governments have been pressuring Israel to delay a ground operation in the Gaza Strip to buy time for secret negotiations to free hostages held by the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The sources also said that the Israeli side initially refused to delay the large-scale military operation to eradicate Hamas, but under pressure from the United States, Israel agreed to delay. A White House spokesman and the Israeli government declined to comment.

彭博社当地时间20日援引知情人士消息爆料，美国和欧洲国家政府一直在向以色列施压，要求其推迟在加沙地带开展地面行动，为正争取释放被巴勒斯坦伊斯兰抵抗运动（哈马斯）扣押人质的秘密谈判争取时间。知情人士还透露，以色列方面最初拒绝推迟铲除哈马斯的大规模军事行动，但在美国的压力下，以色列同意推迟。白宫发言人和以色列政府均拒绝对此置评。

According to Bloomberg, negotiations involving hostages held by Hamas are being conducted through Qatar. Qatar's foreign ministry said it would "continue dialogue with Israel and Hamas, and we hope that these efforts will lead to the release of civilian hostages from various countries." The news came as Bloomberg said that Hamas said on the evening of the 20th that it had released two American hostages "in response to Qatar's efforts." Israel and the United States later confirmed their release. Hamas seized more than 200 hostages in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, which the Israeli military said included dozens of citizens of the United States, Britain, France and other countries.

根据彭博社的说法，事关被哈马斯扣押人质的谈判正通过卡塔尔方面进行。卡塔尔外交部表示，将“继续与以色列和哈马斯进行对话，我们希望这些努力使得来自各个国家的平民人质被释放。”而这一消息出现之际，彭博社说，哈马斯方面20日晚表示已释放两名美国人质，“作为对卡塔尔努力的回应”。以色列和美国随后证实两人已经获释。哈马斯在10月7日对以色列的袭击中扣押了200多名人质，以色列军方表示，其中包括数十名美国、英国、法国等其他国家的公民。