the middle east editor, elliott plotkin joins man the phone now. what is the latest on ground the latest >> figures and facts are even grimmer than the ones you just read out. 600 five palestinians killed. 150 four had children. 30 israelis have been killed. so the fighting is continuing. rockets are still being fired into israel and israel still retaliating. we are seeing the impact of that as you mentioned in the headline with the issue of it coming in from the united states. >> there are intense diplomatic efforts underway to end the violence. are the talks making headway at this point? >> john kerry has met with the egyptian president, u.n. secretary general. said the fighting needs to stop, then we can deal with the other issues. week.as on the table last hamas said it was not consulted and then rejected it. it is demanding the release of hamas members who were rounded up when they were searching for the murderers. >> you just mentioned the aviation situation a moment ago. u.s. and european airlines cast -- canceling flights to and from israel