WASHINGTON, D.C. - White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said on Tuesday that they thought more than ever there was need for a comprehensive Middle East peace plan.
Regarding Israeli navy's attack on a convoy of six relief ships bound for Gaza, Gibbs said, "well, the UN Security Council, the statement that I read, calls for an investigation that is prompt, impartial, credible and transparent, conforming to international standards of exactly what happened. And we're obviously supportive of that."
Replying to a question on relations between Turkey and the United States, Gibbs said that President Obama and Prime Minister Erdogan were an important friend and a relationship that the U.S. valued greatly.