,,iii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #fbj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bb1 #bjbd,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 and ,ms4 ,ernst7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,demanding that the international community hold accountable those who perpetrated acts of sexual violence and sexual torture during and after the attack on the ,state of ,israel on ,october #g1 #bjbc4 ,whereas1 on ,october #g1 #bjbc1 ,hamas launched an unprovoked attack against the ,state of ,israel1 brutally murdering more than #a1bjj innocent men1 women1 and children while injuring thousands more2 ,whereas1 from ,january #bi1 #bjbd1 to ,february #ad1 #bjbd1 at the invitation of the ,government of the ,state of ,israel1 ,united ,nations ,special ,representative of the ,secretary-,general on ,sexual ,violence in ,conflict 7,,srsg-,,svc7 ,pramila ,patten1 along with technical experts1 led an official visit to the ,state of ,israel to gather information in order to verify allegations of sexual violence and sexual torture committed during and after the ,october #g attack2 ,whereas the ,,srsg-,,svc and technical experts conducted a total of #cc meetings with personnel from ,israeli national institutions and visited the ,israeli ,national ,center of ,forensic ,medicine1 the ,shura military base1 the morgue where bodies of victims have been transferred1 and four locations attacked on ,october #g2 ,whereas the ,,srsg-,,svc and technical experts reviewed more than #e1jjj photographic images and approximately #ej hours of footage of the ,october #g attack and conducted confidential interviews with a total of #cd interviewees impacted by the attack1 including survivors1 witnesses1 released hostages1 first responders1 and health and service providers2 ,whereas the ,,srsg-,,svc and technical experts were made aware that there are victims still undergoing treatment for the severe mental distress and trauma endured as a result of the sexual violence committed against them both during and after the ,october #g attack2 ,whereas1 on ,march #d1 #bjbd1 the ,,srsg-,,svc released a report containing the findings of the official visit2 ,whereas1 according to the report released by the ,,srsg-,,svc1 there are reasonable grounds to believe that conflict-related sexual violence occurred during the #g ,october attacks in multiple locations across ,gaza periphery1 including rape and gang rape1 in at least three locations1 with most victims first being raped and then murdered2 ,whereas1 according to the report released by the ,,srsg-,,svc1 there are accounts of individuals who witnessed at least two incidents of rape of corpses of women and other accounts that describe multiple murdered individuals1 mostly women1 whose bodies were found naked from the waist down1 some totally naked1 with some gunshots in the head and_/or tied including with their hands bound behind their backs and tied to structures such as trees or poles2 ,whereas1 according to the report released by the ,,srsg-,,svc1 there were multiple incidents of sexual violence1 including the rape of multiple women1 along ,road #bcb1 one of the main roads along which attendees of the ,nova music festival and other locals fled during the ,october #g attack2 ,whereas1 according to the report released by the ,,srsg-,,svc1 in ,kibbutz ,re'im1 there were multiple incidents of sexual violence1 including the rape of a woman outside of a bomb shelter1 and two women were found on the floor naked inside a home with gunshot wounds to their heads2 ,whereas1 according to the report released by the ,,srsg-,,svc1 in ,kibbutz ,be'eri1 credible information was received that bodies were found naked and_/or tied1 and in one case gagged1 in destroyed houses and the surrounding area2 ,whereas1 according to the report released by the ,,srsg-,,svc1 in ,kibbutz ,kfar ,aza1 first responders reported finding women naked with their hands tied behind their backs and with gunshot wounds to the head1 indicating sexual violence and sexual torture2 ,whereas1 according to the report released by the ,,srsg-,,svc1 at ,nahal ,oz military base1 seven soldiers were discovered to have gunshot wounds around the genitalia and_/or buttocks2 ,whereas1 according to the report released by the ,,srsg-,,svc1 the mission team found clear and convincing information that some hostages taken to ,gaza have been subjected to various forms of conflict-related sexual violence including rape and sexualized torture and sexualized cruel1 inhuman and degrading treatment and it also has reasonable grounds to believe that such violence may be ongoing2 ,whereas1 despite the overwhelming evidence that sexual violence was committed during and after the ,october #g attack1 the visit by the ,,srsg-,,svc and technical experts was neither intended nor mandated to be investigative in nature2 and ,whereas1 under ,article #cd of the ,charter of the ,united ,nations1 ,the ,security ,council may investigate any dispute1 or any situation which might lead to international friction or give rise to a dispute1 in order to determine whether the continuance of the dispute or situation is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security43 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 calls upon the ,united ,states to insist that the ,united ,nations ,security ,council open an official investigation into the sexual violence and sexual torture committed during and after the attack on the ,state of ,israel on ,october #g1 #bjbc2 and 7#b7 demands that the international community hold accountable those who perpetrated acts of sexual violence and sexual torture during and after that attack4