,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ebf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bi1 #bjad ,mr4 
,reid 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4
 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,cork]1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 &    
,mr4 ,graham7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,support+ ,israel's "r to 
def5d itself aga9/ ,hamas1 & = o!r      
purposes4  ,:]eas ,hamas1 an            
organization designat$ z a ,=eign       
,t]rori/ ,organization by ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate s9ce #aiig1 has
 fir$ ov] #b1ejj rockets indiscrim9ately
 f ,gaza into ,israel2 ,:]eas ,israel   
has a "r to def5d itself f ,hamas's     
con/ant b>rage ( rockets & to de/roy !  
matrix ( tunnels ,hamas uses to smuggle 
weapons & ,hamas fight]s into ,israel to
 c>ry out t]rori/ attacks2 ,:]eas !     
,gov]nm5t ( ,israel has tak5 significant
 /eps to protect civilians 9 ,gaza1     
includ+ dropp+ leaflets 9 ,gaza         
neighborhoods 9 advance ( ,israeli      
milit>y attacks1 call+ ,pale/9ians on ! 

phone urg+ !m to evacuate c]ta9 areas   
be=e ! milit>y /rikes t>gets1 & issu+   
w>n+s to civilians 9 advance ( fir+ on  
build+s2 ,:]eas ,israel's attacks h     
focus$ on t]rori/ t>gets su* z ,hamas's 
munitions /orage sites1 areas %elt]+    
,hamas's rocket sy/ems1 ,hamas's weapons
 manufactur+ sites1 ! homes ( militant  
lead]s1 & on ! va/ labyr9? ( tunnels    
,hamas's fight]s use to p5etrate        
,israel's t]ritory & attack ,israelis2  
,:]eas ,hamas uses rockets to           
indiscrim9ately t>get civilians 9       
,israel2 ,:]eas ,israel has accept$ &   
implem5t$ num]\s ceasefire agreem5ts t  
,hamas has reject$2 ,:]eas ,hamas       
cont9u$ to fire rockets into ,israel    
dur+ a #bd-;h\r truce t ,hamas _h itself
 propos$2 ,:]eas ,israel embrac$ !      
,egyptian-propos$ ceasefire agreem5t1   
:i* ,hamas res\nd+ly reject$ on ,july   
#bg1 #bjad2 ,:]eas ,hamas int5tionally  
uses civilians z human %ields2 ,:]eas   
,hamas refuses to recognize ,israel's "r
 to exi/2 ,:]eas ,israel's ,iron ,dome  

has protect$ ,israel's civilian         
population f ! ov] #b1ejj rockets t     
,hamas has indiscrim9ately fir$ into    
,israel s9ce ,july #g1 #bjad2 ,:]eas1   
)\t ,iron ,dome's ability to int]cept & 
de/roy ,hamas's missiles1 ,israeli      
neighborhoods w\ld h be5 significantly  
damag$ & ,israeli casualties w\ld h be5 
mu* high]2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations     
,human ,rights ,c\ncil vot$ to accept a 
bias$ resolution e/abli%+ a ,commission 
( ,inquiry to det]m9e if ,israel violat$
 human rights & humanit>ian law dur+ !  
ongo+ conflict ) ,gaza2 & ,:]eas !      
,unit$ ,nations ,human ,rights ,c\ncil  
resolution makes no m5tion ( inve/igat+ 
,hamas's indiscrim9ate rocket attacks   
aga9/ ,israel1 nor ,hamas's policy ( us+
 ,pale/9ian civilians z human %ields3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7    
lam5ts all loss ( innoc5t civilian life2
  7#b7 condemns ! ,unit$ ,nations ,human
 ,rights ,c\ncil's resolution on ,july  
#bc1 #bjad1 :i* calls = yet ano!r       
prejudg$ inve/igation ( ,israel :ile    

mak+ no m5tion ( ,hamas's cont9u$       
assault aga9/ ,israel1 & also calls = an
 inve/igation into pot5tial human rights
 violations by ,israel 9 ! curr5t ,gaza 
conflict )\t m5tion+ ,hamas's assault   
aga9/ innoc5t civilians & its use (     
civilian %ields2  7#c7 supports         
,israel's "r to def5d itself aga9/      
,hamas's unrel5t+ & indiscrim9ate rocket
 assault into ,israel & ,israel's "r to 
de/roy ,hamas's elaborate tunnel sy/em  
into ,israel's t]ritory2  7#d7 condemns 
,hamas's t]rori/ actions & use (        
civilians z human %ields2  7#e7 supports
 ,unit$ ,/ates m$iation ef=ts = a       
durable ceasefire agreem5t t imm$iately 
ends ,hamas's rocket assault & leads to 
! demilit>ization ( ,gaza2 &  7#f7      
supports additional fund+ ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,israel ne$s to repl5i% ,iron ,dome     
missiles & enhance ,israel's def5sive   
capabilities4