Following the condemnation of Israel’s extra-judicial assassination this morning by the UN, the EU, Canada, Britain, Denmark, Turkey, the Vatican, and others, White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan had this to say:

We are deeply troubled by this morning’s actions in Gaza.

Meanwhile, in the wake of the assasination, the Israeli government has made the unfortunate decision, despite the protest of the Foreign Press Association, to ban journalists with Israeli citizenship from entering Gaza to report