EZ News 04/16/24

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Israeli Parliamentary Delegation Calls for Support From Taiwan A visiting parliamentary delegation from Israel has held talks with President Tsai Ing-wen. The four member delegation from the Israeli parliament is also thanking Taiwan for its support after Iran's attack over the weekend. Chairman of the Taiwan-Israel Friendship Group Boaz Toporovsky has said the delegation appreciates the collaboration between Taiwan and Israel. It also appreciates the support shown by Tsai and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu in the wake of Iran's attacks. Meanwhile, Israel's representative to Taiwan, Maya Yaron, says there are numerous areas in which the two countries are cooperating or planning to cooperate. That includes tourism, innovation and agriculture. Missile Drills Continue The Ministry of National Defense is continuing to carry out live-fire missile exercises in the Pingtung area. The drills began last week. The army fired Stinger missiles from its vehicle mounted Avenger air-defense system as part of the "Shen Gong" exercise. While the Aviation and Special Forces Command test fired Hellfire and Sidewinder missiles from Apache and Super Cobra helicopters as part of the "Shen Ying" exercise. The military had planned to test fire its newly developed Land Sword II system surface-to-air missile last week. But the test firings were postponed (延遲) to yesterday due to bad weather. Those tests were carried out yesterday. The missiles successfully launched and hit target drones at the Jiupeng Military Base. Taroko Park Post-Quake Restoration Estimated at NT$1b Interior Minister Lin Yu-chang says estimates show that post-earthquake restoration work at the Taroko National Park will cost roughly 1-billion N-T. Lin said several hiking trails, facilities and structures in the park were severely damaged during the earthquake. During a legislative hearing, Lin said the cost of restoring (恢復) portions of the park are his office's responsibility. He says the ministry will be seeking funding of $1-billion. The interior minister also told lawmakers that more accurate estimates will not be available until a damage assessment is completed in about two weeks. Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile strike: military chief Israel’s military chief says Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile strike. But he has not elaborated on when and how. Israel is said to be considering its next steps and that the Iranian strike of missiles and attack drones “will be met with a response.” The Lieutenant General spoke during a visit to the Nevatim air base. Israel says the base suffered light damage in the Iranian attack. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been huddling (聚集在一起) with top officials to discuss a possible response. World leaders have been urging Israel not to retaliate after Iran launched the attack involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. EU calls emergency foreign chiefs meeting to discuss Middle East The European Union has called an urgent meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers in an attempt (嘗試、試圖) to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East. Ishan Garg has more. Japan TEPCO to Load Atomic Fuel into Reactor The operator of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has obtained permission from safety regulators to start loading atomic fuel into a reactor at its only operable plant in Japan. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings is keen to restart for the first time since the 2011 disaster. It's loaded nuclear fuel into No. 7 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in north-central Japan. The country is accelerating (加速) the use of nuclear power as a stable and clean source of energy. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____. －－－－以下訊息由 SoundOn 動態廣告贊助商提供－－－－ 城揚建設新推出的「陽明第一廳」 緊鄰三民區的明星學府-陽明國中 46~52坪，每層四戶兩部電梯 最適合有換屋與置產需求的你 讓生活中充滿書香、運動風，滿足食衣住行的消費需求 城揚建設 陽明第一廳 07-384-2888 https://bit.ly/3y7SoFB -- Hosting provided by SoundOn