White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said Israel is attacking terrorists. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
"Israel is going after terrorists who are firing rockets and mortars into Israel, and they are taking the steps that they feel are necessary to deal with the terrorist threat," White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said in Texas where President Bush is on vacation at his ranch.
Bush spoke to Jordan's King Abdullah and told him that the United States wants to see an end to the violence in Gaza but in a durable way, Johndroe said.
