,,iii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #fhb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #i1 #bjbd,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,romney1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,schmitt1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,vance1 and ,mr4 ,mc,connell7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,condemning the decision by the ,biden ,administration to halt the shipment of ,united ,states made ammunition and weapons to the ,state of ,israel4 ,whereas the ,united ,states is the largest supplier of military aid to the ,state of ,israel1 providing #aeh1jjj1jjj1jjj in bilateral assistance and missile defense funding since ,world ,war ,,ii1 which has been used by the ,state of ,israel in part to protect itself from attacks by the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran and its proxies2 ,whereas1 in #bjaf1 the ,united ,states and the ,state of ,israel signed a third #aj-year ,memorandum of ,understanding1 under which the ,united ,states pledged to provide #ch1jjj1jjj1jjj in military aid1 subject to congressional appropriation1 to the ,state of ,israel between fiscal years #bjai and #bjbh2 ,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 on ,october #g1 #bjbc1 ,hamas took more than #bdj innocent civilians hostage1 including babies1 children1 women1 elderly1 ,holocaust survivors1 and ,united ,states citizens1 and is still holding at least #abh of these innocent civilians against their will2 ,whereas1 on ,october #h1 #bjbc1 the ,state of ,israel officially declared war on ,hamas and has since dismantled #bj of the #bd ,hamas battalions in ,gaza1 in part using ammunition and weapons supplied by the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 on ,october #h1 #bjbc1 ,white ,house officials announced that they had conveyed to the ,government of ,israel that additional assistance for the ,israeli ,defense ,forces was now on its way to the ,state of ,israel with more to follow over the coming days2 ,whereas1 on ,november #a1 #bjbc1 ,ghazi ,hamad1 a member of the political bureau of ,hamas1 stated1 8,we must teach ,israel a lesson1 and we will do it twice and three times4 ,the ,al-,aqsa ,deluge1 the name ,hamas gave its ,october #gth attack1 is just the first time1 and there will be a second1 a third1 a fourth ''' ,we are the victims of the occupation4 ,period4 ,therefore1 nobody should blame us for the things we do4 ,on ,october #gth1 ,october #ajth1 ,october one-millionth1 everything we do is justified402 ,whereas1 on ,january #b1 #bjbd1 the intelligence community of the ,united ,states declassified an assessment that stated1 ,the ,u4,s4 ,intelligence ,community is confident in its judgment on this topic and has independently corroborated information on ,,hamas and ,,pij's use of the ,al-,shifa hospital complex for a variety of purposes related to its campaign against ,israel4 2 ,whereas1 on ,march #f1 #bjbd1 ,united ,states officials told ,members of ,congress that the ,biden ,administration had approved and delivered more than #ajj separate arms sales to the ,state of ,israel since the ,october #gth attack1 including thousands of precision-guided munitions1 small-diameter bombs1 bunker busters1 small arms1 and other lethal aid2 ,whereas1 on ,march #bi1 #bjbd1 it was reported the ,biden ,administration approved new arms packages worth billions of dollars for the ,state of ,israel that included more than #a1hjj ,,mk#hd #b1jjj-pound bombs and #ejj ,,mk#hb #ejj-pound bombs2 ,whereas1 on ,march #cj1 #bjbd1 following the report of the approved new arms packages1 a ,white ,house official stated1 ,we have continued to support ,israel's right to defend itself''',conditioning aid has not been our policy42 ,whereas1 on ,april #b1 #bjbd1 it was reported the ,biden ,administration supported a plan to provide #ah1jjj1jjj1jjj worth of ,f-#ae fighter jets1 munitions1 training1 and other support to the ,state of ,israel1 with the ,department of ,state sending an informal notice to the respective congressional committees to start a legislative review process for the order2 ,whereas1 on ,april #aj1 #bjbd1 ,president ,joseph ,r4 ,biden1 while speaking publicly at the ,white ,house1 stated1 ,as ,i told ,prime ,minister ,benjamin ,netanyahu1 our commitment to ,israel's security against these threats from ,iran and its proxies is ironclad--let me say it again1 ironclad42 ,whereas1 on ,april #ac1 #bjbd1 ,vice ,president ,kamala ,harris stated1 ,president ,biden and ,i met with our national security team following ,iran's attacks against ,israel4 ,our support for ,israel's security is ironclad1 and we stand with the people of ,israel in defense against these attacks42 ,whereas1 on ,april #ac1 #bjbd1 ,national ,security ,advisor ,jake ,sullivan stated1 ,this morning1 ,i spoke with my ,israeli counterpart1 ,national ,security ,advisor ,hanegbi1 to discuss events in the ,middle ,east4 ,during the call1 ,i reiterated the ,united ,states ironclad commitment to the security of ,israel42 ,whereas1 on ,april #ac1 #bjbd1 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran launched more than #cjj missiles and drones towards the ,state of ,israel and innocent civilians in an unprecedented attack2 ,whereas1 on ,april #ac1 #bjbd1 #ii percent of the projectiles launched by the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran were intercepted by the ,state of ,israel and its allies1 using fighter jets1 air defense systems1 and other weapons that were supplied to the ,state of ,israel in part by the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 on ,april #ad1 #bjbd1 following the attack on the ,state of ,israel by the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 ,secretary of ,state ,antony ,blinken stated1 ,the ,united ,states condemns ,iran's attack on ,israel4 ,as the ,president said1 our commitment to ,israel's security against threats from ,iran is ironclad42 ,whereas1 on ,april #ad1 #bjbd1 ,secretary of ,defense ,lloyd ,j4 ,austin ,,iii underscored the ,united ,states commitment to ,israel saying1 ,i spoke to ,israeli ,minister of ,defense ,yoav ,gallant for a second time today to reiterate ironclad ,u4,s4 support for ,israel's defense in light of ,iran's unprecedented attack from ,iranian territory4 ,we reviewed the extraordinary defensive measures and strong cooperation undertaken to defeat this ,iranian attack against ,israel42 ,whereas1 on ,may #e1 #bjbd1 it was reported the ,biden ,administration put a hold on a shipment of ,united ,states made ammunition to the ,state of ,israel the previous week1 the first time since the since the ,october #gth attack that the ,united ,stated stopped a weapons shipment intended for the ,israeli military2 ,whereas1 on ,may #e1 #bjbd1 ,prime ,minister of the ,state of ,israel ,benjamin ,netanyahu hinted at possible tensions regarding support being provided by the ,biden ,administration1 stating1 ,in the terrible ,holocaust1 there were great world leaders who stood by idly2 therefore1 the first lesson of the ,holocaust is3 ,if we do not defend ourselves1 nobody will defend us4 ,and if we need to stand alone1 we will stand alone42 ,whereas1 on ,may #f1 #bjbd1 it was reported that since ,january #bjbd the ,biden ,administration has effectively paused the sale of up to #f1ejj ,joint ,direct ,attack ,munitions in a sale worth as much as #bfj1jjj1jjj to the ,state of ,israel2 ,whereas1 on ,may #f1 #bjbd1 it was reported that since ,march #bjbd the ,biden ,administration has effectively paused the sale of up to #gjj1jjj1jjj in #abj mm tank ammunition1 #ejj1jjj1jjj in tactical vehicles1 and less than #ajj1jjj1jjj in #abj mm mortar rounds2 ,whereas1 on ,may #f1 #bjbd1 despite multiple reports of the ,biden ,administration putting a hold on a shipment of ,united ,states made ammunition and effectively pausing additional weapon sales to the ,state of ,israel1 the ,biden ,administration stated1 8,our security commitments to ,israel are ironclad02 ,whereas1 on ,may #g1 #bjbd1 the ,biden ,administration confirmed the report from ,may #e1 #bjbd1 of the ,biden ,administration putting a hold ,united ,states made ammunition to the ,state of ,israel1 stating1 8,we began to carefully review proposed transfers of particular weapons to ,israel that might be used in ,rafah'''and paused one shipment of weapons last week4 ,it consists of #a1hjj #b1jjj-pound bombs and #a1gjj #ejj-pound bombs402 and ,whereas1 the decision by the ,biden ,administration to withhold the provision of critical ,united ,states made ammunition and weapons to the ,state of ,israel will only embolden and encourage the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran and its proxies1 including ,hamas1 to conduct more attacks against the ,state of ,israel1 which in turn will complicate efforts to reach any hostage deal with ,hamas or a broader normalization deal between the ,state of ,israel and other countries in the region3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 condemns any decision by the ,biden ,administration to halt the shipment of ,united ,states made ammunition and weapons to the ,state of ,israel2 7#b7 demands that the ,biden ,administration continue to fulfill the military aid requests from the ,state of ,israel in order to provide the weapons needed to defeat ,hamas and defend against attacks from the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran and its proxies2 7#c7 reaffirms the importance of the long history of the ,united ,states providing military aid to the ,state of ,israel and willingness to expedite delivery of such aid in times of crisis2 and 7#d7 upholds the commitment of the ,united ,states to the ,state of ,israel's security and long-term prosperity4