if not, we don't have an graeme, unfortunately we'll be forced to use other means to protect our peoplei want to see diplomacy succeed. i hope we do. >> and the prime minister will be meeting tonight with hillary clinton? >> correct. >> what happens after that? will there be public statement? >> if it was dependent on america and israel, we wouldn't have this problem. there are other actors here, hamas, who is a prickly customer. people have to remember this, they are designated a terrorist organization not just by israel but by the united states state department, by the canadian government, by the european union, by japan, by australia. these people are terrorists who target innocent civilians and we should have no illusions as to what their agenda is. >> mark is the spokesman for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he's say nothing deal yet. they're still working intensively and the israeli prime minister will be meeting later tonight here in jerusalem with the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton. israel has launched nearly 1,400 air strikes into gaza targeting 100 sites overnight.