Obama calls situation in Gaza 'unsustainable'
By Matt Spetalnick | China Daily | Updated: 2010-06-11 07:56
US president also pledged $400 million in assistance
WASHINGTON - United States President Barack Obama urged Israel on Wednesday to help ease restrictions on humanitarian aid and civilian goods for Gaza after a deadly flotilla raid, saying the situation in the blockaded coastal strip was unsustainable.
Hosting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, Obama also pledged $400 million in US assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, and sought to prevent heightened Middle East tensions from derailing US-brokered peace efforts.
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