,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ecg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjad ,mr4 
,graham 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m55dez7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,reaffirm+    
support = ,israel's "r to def5d its     
citiz5s & ensure ! survival ( ! ,/ate ( 
,israel1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas1 on  
,july #ag1 #bjad1 ! ,s5ate unanim\sly   
pass$ a resolution support+ ,israel's "r
 to def5d its citiz5s & ensure !        
survival ( ! ,/ate ( ,israel1 condemn+ !
 actions ( ,hamas1 & call+ = ! ,presid5t
 ( ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority to dissolve ! 
unity gov]nm5t arrangem5t ) ,hamas2     
,:]eas1 on ,july #bi1 #bjad1 ! ,s5ate   
unanim\sly pass$ a resolution condemn+  
,hamas's t]rori/ actions & use (        
civilians z human %ields & condemn+ !   
,unit$ ,nations ,human ,rights ,c\ncil's
 resolution ( ,july #bc1 #bjad2 ,:]eas1 
s9ce ,june #bjad1 ,hamas has fir$ ov]   
#b1ejj rockets at ,israel2 ,:]eas ,hamas

 has us$ a sy/em ( tunnels to smuggle   
weapons & laun* attacks on ,israel2     
,:]eas #e1jjj1jjj innoc5t ,israeli      
civilians are curr5tly liv+ "u ! ?reat (
 indiscrim9ant rocket attacks f ,gaza2  
,:]eas1 s9ce gr\nd op]ations 9 ,gaza    
began1 ! ,israeli ,def5se ,=ces 7,,idf7 
h discov]$ m ?an #cj tunnels to only    
provide access to ,israeli t]ritory to  
attack & kidnap ,israelis2 ,:]eas       
,israel has accept$ & implem5t$ num]\s  
ceasefire agreem5ts t ,hamas has        
reject$2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #bf1 #bjad1   
,hamas cont9u$ 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 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/  
#a1 #bjad1 #ij m9utes into a humanit>ian
 ceasefire1 ,hamas violat$ a ceasefire  
to use "o ( ^! tunnels to conduct a     
suicide attack1 kill+ two ,israeli      
soldi]s & kidnapp+ #bnd ,lt4 ,had>      
,gold91 an ,,idf soldi]2 ,:]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 ,hamas uses civilians 9 
,gaza z human %ields by plac+ missile   
laun*]s next to s*ools1 hospitals1      
mosques1 & private homes2 ,:]eas ,hamas'
 int]ior m9i/ry has call$ on resid5ts ( 
,gaza to ignore ,,idf w>n+s to get out (
 h>m's way2 & ,:]eas any ef=t to brok] a
 ceasefire agreem5t t does n elim9ate ^?
 ?reats _c be su/a9$ 9 ! long run & w   
leave ,israel vuln]able to future       
attacks3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--
 7#a7 reaffirms its support = ,israel's 

"r to def5d its citiz5s & ensure !      
survival ( ! ,/ate ( ,israel2  7#b7     
condemns ,hamas' repeat$ violation (    
humanit>ian cease fires & its use (     
suicide bomb+s2  7#c7 dem&s ,hamas      
return ! ,,idf soldi] kidnapp$ on ,augu/
 #a1 #bjad2  7#d7 calls on ! ,unit$     
,nations ,secret>y ,g5]al to imm$iately 
condemn all t]rori/ attacks by ,hamas on
 ,israel2  7#e7 reit]ates its call on   
,hamas to /op us+ resid5ts ( ,gaza z    
human %ields2  7#f7 urges ! int]national
 community to condemn ! unprovok$ rocket
 fire at ,israel2  7#g7 calls on !      
,pale/9ian p to reject ,hamas & its     
hateful ideology & to seek peace2 &     
7#h7 recognizes t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,israel 
mu/ be all[$ to take actions necess>y to
 remove ! pres5t & future ?reats pos$ by
 ,hamas' rockets & tunnels & supports ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,israel's ef=ts to deal ) ! 
?reats pos$ by ,hamas rockets & tunnels4