Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is making another push for a diplomatic solution. Clinton arrived today in Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Earlier, she met with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank and the Israeli leaders in Jerusalem.与此同时,美国务卿希拉里`克林顿今日抵达开罗,与埃及总统摩西举行会谈,旨在推动外交解决途径.早些时候,克林顿于西岸、耶路撒冷分别会见了巴勒斯坦以及以色列领导人.______________________.Mr. Netanyahu said before the meeting he prefers diplomacy to halt cross-border attacks. "Now if there is a possibility of achieving a long-term solution to this problem through diplomatic means, we prefer that, but if not, I'm sure you understand that Israel will have to take whatever actions necessary to defend its people." For more on this story, take a look at our website, voanews.com.内塔尼亚胡称,会谈前他就倾向于通过外交途径解决跨境袭击问题."如果通过外交途径可以长期解决该问题的话,我们赞同.但是如果无法实现,以色列将会采取一切必要行动来保护人民,我相信你们会对此表示理解."