The war between Israel and Hamas has cast a shadow over the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Morocco. Speaking at a press conference in Marrakesh, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says the International Monetary Fund is "very closely monitoring how the situation evolves" and how it is affecting oil markets. She says it is "too early" to assess the impact of the conflict, but "this is a new cloud on not the sunniest horizon for the world economy -- new cloud, darkening this horizon." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES