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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1383 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1383

 Condemning the International Criminal Court's request to issue arrest 
     warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2024

   Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself and Mr. Brecheen) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Condemning the International Criminal Court's request to issue arrest 
     warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister.

Whereas Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, and brutally murdered 1,200 
        innocent men, women, and children;
Whereas Hamas took over 250 hostages and has tortured innocent men, women, and 
        children;
Whereas Israel has every right to defend itself from Hamas, Hezbollah, Iranian-
        backed proxies, other foreign terrorist organizations, and the Iranian 
        Government;
Whereas the United States should continue to support Israel's efforts to 
        eradicate the threat Hamas poses to the Israeli people;
Whereas the Israeli Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin 
        Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has provided the Gaza Strip 
        with over 828,700 tons of aid since the beginning of the war;
Whereas the Israel Defense Forces and the Coordination of Government Activities 
        in the Territories have coordinated airdrops of aid to the Gaza Strip, 
        which were provided by the United States, Egypt, Jordan, the 
        Netherlands, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Indonesia, the 
        United Kingdom, and France;
Whereas Israel has approved the entry of over 98 percent of all aid trucks into 
        the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war;
Whereas Israel has provided over 47,000 tons of water to the Gaza Strip since 
        the beginning of the war;
Whereas Israel is working to connect international organizations with field 
        hospitals in the Gaza Strip and at the El-Arish Port;
Whereas Israel has coordinated the evacuation of over 3,300 wounded individuals 
        from the Gaza Strip for medical treatment in other countries; and
Whereas the arrest warrants requested by the International Criminal Court for 
        Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are 
        unprecedented and would hinder Israel's ability to coordinate the 
        facilitation of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) strongly condemns the actions taken by the 
        International Criminal Court to request arrest warrants for 
        Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister 
        Yoav Gallant; and
            (2) expresses the sense that--
                    (A) the International Criminal Court shall 
                immediately withdraw the arrest warrant applications 
                for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense 
                Minister Yoav Gallant;
                    (B) neither the United States nor Israel are 
                members of the International Criminal Court due to 
                longstanding concerns about infringements on national 
                sovereignty;
                    (C) the Israeli Government under the leadership of 
                Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister 
                Yoav Gallant has provided and coordinated the flow of 
                humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip; and
                    (D) the United States Government shall continue to 
                publicly and privately support Israel's efforts to 
                eradicate the threat posed by Hamas, Hezbollah, 
                Iranian-backed proxies, and the Iranian Government.
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