,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #hcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #a1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,lamborn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,web] (      
,texas1 ,ms4 ,boeb]t1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1
 ,ms4 ,c>aveo1 & ,mr4 ,s*neid]7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,support+1 recogniz+1 &   
e/abli%+ legislation t affirms ! s5se ( 
,congress t ,israel ought to be provid$ 
) suffici5t mat]ial to def5d itself     
aga9/ rocket artill]y attacks f ,hamas &
 its allies4  ,:]eas1 on ,octob] #g1    
#bjbc1 ! t]rori/ gr\p ,hamas c>ri$ out  
an unprovok$ attack on ! ,/ate (        
,israel1 9 :i* !y laun*$ ?\s&s (        
rockets1 murd]+ innoc5t civilians       
includ+ noncombatant wom51 *ildr51 & !  
eld]ly2 ,:]eas ,hamas is designat$ by ! 
,unit$ ,/ates z a =eign t]rori/         
organization1 & ^: f\nd+ *>t] expressly 
commits to de/roy+ ! ,/ate ( ,israel2   
,:]eas1 z ( ,octob] #af1 #bjbc1 ,hamas  
laun*$ an unprovok$ attack :i* kill$    

#a1djj ,israelis & captur$ up to #bjj   
ho/ages2 ,:]eas ?is gruesome & unprovok$
 attack took place on ,%abbat1 on !     
holidays ( ,%em9i ,atz]et & ,sim*at     
,torah 9 ,israel1 & on ! #ej? anniv]s>y 
( ! />t ( ! ,yom ,kippur ,w>2 ,:]eas !  
,israeli ,def5se ,=ces h report$ t      
,hamas fir$ ne>ly #b1ejj rockets 9 !    
initial wave ( ! attack1 :ile ,hamas    
claims an ev5 great] am\nt ( #e1jjj2    
,:]eas ! ,iron ,dome is a mobile air    
def5se sy/em design$ to protect aga9/   
rocket artill]y2 ,:]eas ! ,iron ,dome1  
us+ int]ceptor missiles1 prioritizes !  
def5se ( heavily populat$ civilian areas
 & has an e/imat$ success rate betwe5   
#ij & #ig p]c5t2 ,:]eas ,hamas has      
develop$ intricate means ( obta9+       
rockets & re/ock+ _! ars5al1 to include 
! use ( cov]t tunnels & ov]seas smuggl+2
 ,:]eas ,iran has provid$ balli/ic      
missiles to ,hamas via tunnel & sea1 9  
defiance ( emb>goes1 blockades1 &       
int]national pressure2 ,:]eas ,hamas    
admits to manufactur+ _! own rockets f  

wat] pipes & o!r infra/ructure relat$   
mat]ial1 ) an effective range betwe5 #aj
 & #bej kilomet]s2 ,:]eas ,hamas'       
dome/ic manufactur+ & illicit           
acquisition ( rockets all[s !m to       
quickly develop & repl5i% _! (f5sive    
capabilities2 & ,:]eas ! spe$ ( ,hamas' 
rockets & _! close proximity to d5sely  
populat$ ,israeli areas give a m9ute or 
less 9 _m cases = ,israel to deploy     
c\nt]measures3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7          
recognizes ,israel z "o ( ! close/      
allies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & holds !      
protection ( ! ,israeli p f ,hamas      
indiscrim9ate rocket fire z a matt] ( ! 
utmo/ importance2  7#b7 condemns ,hamas'
 b>b>ic t]rori/ attacks2  7#c7 supports 
,israel's "r to protect itself f t]rori/
 attacks1 & recognizes ! sali5t nature (
 int]ceptor missiles to ! ,israeli      
,def5se ,=ce's ef=ts 9 protect+ !       
,israeli p aga9/ ,hamas' rocket attacks2
  7#d7 calls ^u ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives to ensure t ,israel's   

ne$ = int]ceptor missiles is acc\nt$ = 9
 any ,act appropriat+ or au?oriz+ funds 
9 response to ! ,octob] #g1 #bjbc1      
attack on ,israel by ,hamas2 &  7#e7    
condemns ! c\ntries or gr\ps directly or
 indirectly facilitat+ ,hamas'          
antisemitic attacks aga9/ ,israel4