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A long-awaited cease-fire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday after a delay of almost three hours, amid concerns that the serious trust deficit between Israel and Hamas might hamper its implementation and prospects for lasting peace in the Middle East.

1月19日，经过近3个小时的推迟，期待已久的加沙地带停火协议终于生效，尽管人们担心以色列和哈马斯之间严重的信任赤字可能会阻止停火协议的执行，阻碍中东持久和平前景的实现。

An announcement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the cease-fire began at 11:15 am, instead of the planned 8:30 am. The delay was attributed to Hamas not providing the names of three Israeli hostages set for release. Israel had said it would keep fighting until the names were handed over.

以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡办公室的一份公告称，停火协议将于上午11时15分生效，而非原定的上午8时30分。推迟的原因是哈马斯没有提供即将获释的3名以色列人质的姓名。以色列表示，在收到释放人员名单之前将继续战斗。

Hamas cited "technical field reasons" for the delay and later named the three female hostages as Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari, saying it is committed to the deal announced last week. The three hostages were expected to be released after 4 pm on Sunday, Netanyahu's office said.

哈马斯解释推迟提交名单是因“技术问题”，随后公布了这3名女性人质的名字：罗米·乔宁、多伦·沙坦布尔和艾米丽·达玛丽，并表示将遵守上周宣布的停火协议。内塔尼亚胡办公室表示，这3名人质预计将于1月19日下午4点后被释放。

During the delay, the Israeli military carried out strikes across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 13 Palestinians, medics said.

医护人员称，在协议推迟期间，以色列军方对加沙地带发动袭击，造成至少13名巴勒斯坦人死亡。

A Palestinian official familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the delay occurred because mediators had asked for 48 hours of "calm" before the implementation, but continued Israeli strikes right up until the deadline had made it difficult to send the list.

一位熟悉此事的巴勒斯坦官员匿名表示，协议推迟的原因是调解方要求在停火实施前实现48小时的“平静”，但以色列的袭击一直持续到截止时间，导致获释名单难以送达。

The delay underscored the fragility over the cease-fire implementation, during which Hamas would release the three hostages in exchange for scores of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, the first step in a long process aimed at ending the 15-month-old conflict.

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