President Bush defended Israel’s attacks and placed the blame on Syria.

• President Bush: “Everybody abhors the loss of innocent life. On the other hand, what we recognize is that the root cause of the problem is Hezbollah. And that problem must be addressed. And it can be addressed internationally by making it clear to Syria that they’ve got to stop their support to Hezbollah. Syria’s trying to get back into Lebanon, it looks like to me.”