Palestinian school boys hold up banners with slogans protesting the Israeli blockade of Gaza during a visit by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis on March 21, 2010. Ban crossed into Gaza in the morning, expressing solidarity with the plight of the Palestinians and urging an end to an Israeli blockade of the Hamas-run territory. The UN chief said the blockade caused "unacceptable sufferings" during his second visit to the impoverished coastal enclave since the 22-day Gaza War ended in January 2009. UPI/Ismael Mohamad | Slideshow
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Much of the pressure on President Barack Obama to get tough with Israel over West Bank settlements is coming from America's top generals who have been warning for months that the United States is in danger until it brokers a Middle East peace treaty.