,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #da  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bd1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,cruz 7= himself & ,mrs4     
,gillibr&7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,relations  ,,concurr5t      
,,resolution  ,d5\nc+ ! use ( civilians 
z human %ields by ,hamas & o!r t]rori/  
organizations 9 violation ( int]national
 humanit>ian law4  ,:]eas ! t]m human   
%ields ref]s to ! use ( civilians1      
prison]s ( w>1 or o!r noncombatants ^:  
m]e pres5ce is design$ to protect       
combatants & objects f attack2  ,:]eas !
 use ( human %ields violates            
int]national humanit>ian law 7also      
ref]r$ to z ! ,law ( ,w> or ,law ( ,arm$
 ,conflict72  ,:]eas ,additional        
,protocol ,i1 ,article #ej7a7 to !      
,g5eva ,conv5tion def9es civilian z1 any
 p]son :o does n belong to "o ( !       
categories ( p]sons ref]r$ to 9 ,article
 #d7;,a7 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 & 7#f7 ( !   
,?ird ,conv5tion & 9 ,article #dc ( ?is 

,protocol4 ,9 ! case ( d\bt :e!r a p]son
 is a civilian1 t p]son %all be consid]$
 a civilian42  ,:]eas ,additional       
,protocol ,i1 ,article #ea7g7 to !      
,g5eva ,conv5tion /ates1 ,the pres5ce or
 movem5t ( ! civilian population or     
individual civilians %all n be us$ to   
r5d] c]ta9 po9ts or areas immune f      
milit>y op]ations1 9 p>ticul> 9 attempts
 to %ield milit>y objectives f attacks  
or to %ield1 fav\r or imp$e milit>y     
op]ations4 ,! ,p>ties to ! conflict %all
 n direct ! movem5t ( ! civilian        
population or individual civilians 9    
ord] to attempt to %ield milit>y        
objectives f attacks or to %ield milit>y
 op]ations42  ,:]eas1 s9ce ,june #ae1   
#bjad1 !re h be5 ov] #b1jjj rockets fir$
 by ,hamas & o!r t]rori/ organizations f
 ,gaza into ,israel2  ,:]eas ,hamas uses
 civilian populations z human %ields by 
plac+ its und]gr\nd tunnel network &    
missile batt]ies 9 d5sely populat$      
areas1 & 9 & ar\nd s*ools1 hospitals1 & 
mosques2  ,:]eas ,israel drops leaflets1

 makes ann\ncem5ts1 places phone calls &
 s5ds text messages to ! ,pale/9ian p 9 
,gaza w>n+ !m 9 advance t an attack is  
imm95t1 & goes to extraord9>y l5g?s to  
t>get only t]rori/ actors2  ,:]eas      
,hamas has urg$ ! resid5ts ( ,gaza to   
ignore ! ,israeli w>n+s & to rema9 9 _! 
h\ses & has enc\rag$ ,pale/9ians to ga!r
 on ! ro(s ( _! homes to act z human    
%ields2 &  ,:]eas ,hamas1 al ,qa$a1     
,hezbollah1 ,al-,%abaab1 ,islamic ,/ate 
( ,iraq & ! ,levant 7,,isil7 & o!r =eign
 t]rori/ organizations typically use    
innoc5t civilians z human %ields3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t ,congress--  7#a7       
/rongly condemns ! brutal & illegal     
tactic by ,hamas & o!r t]rori/          
organizations ( us+ innoc5t civilians z 
human %ields2  7#b7 calls on !          
int]national community to recognize !   
grave brea*es ( int]national law        
committ$ by ,hamas 9 us+ human %ields2  
7#c7 places responsibility = laun*+ !   
rocket attacks on ,hamas & o!r t]rori/  
organizations1 su* z ,islamic ,jihad1 9 

,gaza2  7#d7 supports ! sov]eign "r ( ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,israel to def5d its        
t]ritory & /op ! rocket attacks on its  
citiz5s2  7#e7 expresses condol5ces to !
 families ( ! innoc5t victims on bo?    
sides ( ! conflict2  7#f7 supports      
,pale/9ian civilians :o reject ,hamas & 
all =ms ( t]rorism1 desir+ to live 9    
peace ) _! ,israeli neighbors2 &  7#g7  
calls on ,mahm\d ,abbas to condemn ! use
 ( innoc5t civilians z human %ields by  
,hamas & o!r t]rori/ organizations4