Clinton arrives in Cairo over Israel-Gaza conflict

 CAIRO, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived here Wednesday afternoon for a several-hour visit to meet Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, as the Israeli operation in the Gaza strip is continuing, official news agency MENA reported.

Clinton's visit to Egypt came following short visits to Israel and Ramallah, amid news about negotiations¹ between Israel and Hamas on a cease-fire agreement.

Israel's aerial offensive over Gaza entered the eighth day on Wednesday, as the death toll² on the Palestinian side has reached 137 as of Tuesday night, with over 800 wounded, while five Israelis were killed due to rockets fired by Gaza militants³.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

3 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。