Secretary of State Hilllary Clinton made official the U.S.’s pledge of 900 million dollars to renovating Gaza after Operation Cast Lead. 300 million dollars will go directly to Gaza while 600 million will go to the Palestinian Authority.
Clinton made the announcement at the Gaza donors conference taking place Monday in the Egyptian city Sharm el-Sheikh. Earlier in the day Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak started the conference by calling on Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire agreement.