,,iii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #ebf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bi1 #bjad ,mr4 ,reid 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,corker1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 and ,mr4 ,graham7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,supporting ,israel's right to defend itself against ,hamas1 and for other purposes4 ,whereas ,hamas1 an organization designated as a ,foreign ,terrorist ,organization by the ,united ,states ,department of ,state since #aiig1 has fired over #b1ejj rockets indiscriminately from ,gaza into ,israel2 ,whereas ,israel has a right to defend itself from ,hamas's constant barrage of rockets and to destroy the matrix of tunnels ,hamas uses to smuggle weapons and ,hamas fighters into ,israel to carry out terrorist attacks2 ,whereas the ,government of ,israel has taken significant steps to protect civilians in ,gaza1 including dropping leaflets in ,gaza neighborhoods in advance of ,israeli military attacks1 calling ,palestinians on the phone urging them to evacuate certain areas before the military strikes targets1 and issuing warnings to civilians in advance of firing on buildings2 ,whereas ,israel's attacks have focused on terrorist targets such as ,hamas's munitions storage sites1 areas sheltering ,hamas's rocket systems1 ,hamas's weapons manufacturing sites1 the homes of militant leaders1 and on the vast labyrinth of tunnels ,hamas's fighters use to penetrate ,israel's territory and attack ,israelis2 ,whereas ,hamas uses rockets to indiscriminately target civilians in ,israel2 ,whereas ,israel has accepted and implemented numerous ceasefire agreements that ,hamas has rejected2 ,whereas ,hamas continued to fire rockets into ,israel during a #bd-;hour truce that ,hamas had itself proposed2 ,whereas ,israel embraced the ,egyptian-proposed ceasefire agreement1 which ,hamas resoundingly rejected on ,july #bg1 #bjad2 ,whereas ,hamas intentionally uses civilians as human shields2 ,whereas ,hamas refuses to recognize ,israel's right to exist2 ,whereas ,israel's ,iron ,dome has protected ,israel's civilian population from the over #b1ejj rockets that ,hamas has indiscriminately fired into ,israel since ,july #g1 #bjad2 ,whereas1 without ,iron ,dome's ability to intercept and destroy ,hamas's missiles1 ,israeli neighborhoods would have been significantly damaged and ,israeli casualties would have been much higher2 ,whereas the ,united ,nations ,human ,rights ,council voted to accept a biased resolution establishing a ,commission of ,inquiry to determine if ,israel violated human rights and humanitarian law during the ongoing conflict with ,gaza2 and ,whereas the ,united ,nations ,human ,rights ,council resolution makes no mention of investigating ,hamas's indiscriminate rocket attacks against ,israel1 nor ,hamas's policy of using ,palestinian civilians as human shields3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 laments all loss of innocent civilian life2 7#b7 condemns the ,united ,nations ,human ,rights ,council's resolution on ,july #bc1 #bjad1 which calls for yet another prejudged investigation of ,israel while making no mention of ,hamas's continued assault against ,israel1 and also calls for an investigation into potential human rights violations by ,israel in the current ,gaza conflict without mentioning ,hamas's assault against innocent civilians and its use of civilian shields2 7#c7 supports ,israel's right to defend itself against ,hamas's unrelenting and indiscriminate rocket assault into ,israel and ,israel's right to destroy ,hamas's elaborate tunnel system into ,israel's territory2 7#d7 condemns ,hamas's terrorist actions and use of civilians as human shields2 7#e7 supports ,united ,states mediation efforts for a durable ceasefire agreement that immediately ends ,hamas's rocket assault and leads to the demilitarization of ,gaza2 and 7#f7 supports additional funding the ,government of ,israel needs to replenish ,iron ,dome missiles and enhance ,israel's defensive capabilities4