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  1. מֶזֶג אֲווִיר קָשֶׁה בִּבְרִיטַנְיָה

    Bad weather in the UK

    רוּחַ חֲזָקָה וְגֶשֶׁם הִגִיעוּ לִסְקוֹטְלַנְד.

    Strong wind and rain reached Scotland.

    גַם צְפוֹן אִירְלַנְד וּצְפוֹן אַנְגְלִיָה הָיוּ בְּסַכָּנָה.

    Northern Ireland and northern England were also in danger.

    לַשֵׁם שֶׁל מֶזֶג הָאֲווִיר הַזֶה קוֹרְאִים בּוָאלוֹ.

    This weather event is called Boelo.

    בִּגְלַל הָרוּחַ, הַרְבֵּה אֲנָשִׁים נִשְׁאֲרוּ בְּלִי חַשְׁמַל.

    Because of the wind, many people were left without electricity.

  2. מִצְרַיִם יְכוֹלָה לַעֲזוֹר לִסָעוּדְיָה

    Egypt may help Saudi Arabia

    הַפַּרְלָמֵנְט בְּמִצְרַיִם נָתַן אִישׁוּר לַנָשִׂיא א־סִיסִי.

    Egypt's parliament gave approval to President el-Sisi.

    הַנָשִׂיא יָכוֹל לָתֵת עֶזְרָה צְבָאִית לִסָעוּדְיָה.

    The president can give military help to Saudi Arabia.

    הָעֶזְרָה תַגִיעַ רַק אִם סָעוּדְיָה תְבַקֵשׁ.

    The help will come only if Saudi Arabia asks.

    הַהַחְלָטָה בָּאָה כשהחות'ים תוֹקְפִים בַּשֶׁטַח שֶׁל סָעוּדְיָה.

    The decision comes as the Houthis attack in Saudi territory.

  3. האו״ם מְסַיֵים מְשִׂימָה בְּסוֹמַלְיָה

    The UN ends a mission in Somalia

    האו״ם יַפְסִיק לִתְמוֹךְ בַּמְשִׂימָה בְּסוֹמַלְיָה עַד סוֹף אוֹקְטוֹבֶּר.

    The UN will stop supporting a mission in Somalia by the end of October.

    הַמְשִׂימָה עוֹזֶרֶת לַמֶמְשָׁלָה שֶׁל סוֹמַלְיָה.

    The mission helps Somalia's government.

    אֲבָל האו״ם יַמְשִׁיךְ לַעֲזוֹר דֶרֶךְ אִרְגוּנִים קְטַנִים יוֹתֵר.

    But the UN will keep helping through smaller agencies.

Words of the day

Taken from the news, new at this level.

  • חַשְׁמַל

    hashmal

    electricity

  • צְבָאִי

    tsva'i

    military

  • לִתְמוֹךְ

    litmokh

    to support

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