WASHINGTON, January 09, SPA --The White House said on Friday it was "very concerned" about the humanitarian situation and the civilian lives being lost in Gaza during an Israeli offensive against the Hamas Islamist militant group according to Reuters. But White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said, "This situation will not improve until Hamas stops lobbing rockets into Israel." "We are very concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza and have expressed that concern throughout this crisis,"Stanzel said. He said President George W. Bush had expressed his concern to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/624280