IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 966 

Condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas in its war against 

Israel. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 16, 2024 

Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Ms. MANNING, 

Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. BACON, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. BONAMICI, 

Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. CAREY, 

Mr. CARL, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. 

CISCOMANI, Mr. CLINE, Mr. COLE, Mr. COSTA, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. 

D’ESPOSITO, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. DONALDS, 

Mr. DUARTE, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. 

FINSTAD, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN

of Florida, Mr. FROST, Mr. FRY, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 

GARBARINO, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mrs. 

GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. GRAVES of 

Louisiana, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mrs. HINSON, Ms. NORTON, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, Mr. 

KEATING, Mrs. KIM of California, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. 

LAMALFA, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. LIEU, Mrs. LUNA, Ms. MACE, Mr. MAGAZINER, 

Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. MAST, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MENG, Mrs. MILLER of 

West Virginia, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. MOORE

of Utah, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. NADLER, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. NORCROSS, 

Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. PORTER, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. 

RUTHERFORD, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SALAZAR, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. SELF, Mr. 

SHERMAN, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. SOTO, Mrs. SPARTZ, Mr. 

STANTON, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. STEUBE, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. 

TENNEY, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 

TOKUDA, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mrs. 

TRAHAN, Mr. TRONE, Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. WALBERG, 

Mr. WALTZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 

WEBER of Texas, Ms. WILD, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. WILSON of 

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Florida, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. YAKYM, Mr. FOSTER, Mrs. 

DINGELL, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. DEGETTE, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. WILLIAMS

of New York, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. ALFORD, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Mr. KILMER, Mr. MILLS, Ms. BROWN, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. IVEY, Mrs. SYKES, Mr. 

CALVERT, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Mr. COHEN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas 

in its war against Israel. 

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists infiltrated 

Israel and brutally murdered 1,200 men, women, and 

children, injured thousands, and took 240 hostages including babies and children; 

Whereas Israeli police have gathered thousands of testimonies 

from eyewitnesses of Hamas violence on October 7, 2023, 

including countless instances of rape, gang rape, sexual 

mutilation, and other forms of sexual violence, and are 

continuing to gather evidence; 

Whereas photographic evidence, forensic medical units, and 

morgue workers have identified bodies subjected to mutilation and trauma consistent with sexual assault and 

rape, including shattered pelvises; 

Whereas eyewitness accounts from survivors of the attacks 

and Hamas body camera footage in Israel’s southern 

communities and the Nova music festival in Re’im document gang rape and genital mutilation; 

Whereas terrorists captured by Israeli security forces admitted they had been ordered by Hamas leaders to carry out 

sexual violence against Israeli civilians; 

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Whereas it has been reported that many victims of rape and 

sexual assault on October 7th, were murdered by the 

Hamas perpetrators and are unable to provide testimony; 

Whereas released Israeli hostages have reported instances of 

sexual assault or abuse that occurred while held hostage 

by Hamas; 

Whereas Israel’s police, in coordination with Shin Bet, 

Israel’s internal security service, has launched investigations to build cases on charges of mass murder, rape, torture, and bodily mutilation of civilians during the Hamas 

attacks; 

Whereas human rights lawyers, criminologists, and researchers leading the ‘‘Israeli Civil Commission on October 7th 

Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children’’ have 

concluded that Hamas terrorists ‘‘weaponized violence 

against women’’ to inflict physical and psychological trauma; 

Whereas rape and sexual violence have, throughout history, 

been used as weapons of war around the world to terrorize and subvert populations; 

Whereas rape and sexual violence have serious and difficult 

mental, physical, and emotional impacts on victims, their 

families, and communities; and 

Whereas some international bodies have been slow to condemn Hamas brutal actions on October 7th, and in some 

cases, failed to explicitly mention instances of sexual and 

gender-based violence against women: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

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1 (1) condemns all rape and forms of sexual vio2 lence as weapons of war, including those acts com3 mitted by Hamas terrorists on and since October 

4 7th; 

5 (2) calls on all nations to criminalize rape and 

6 sexual assault, and hold accountable all perpetrators 

7 of sexual violence, including state and non-state 

8 armed groups; 

9 (3) calls on all international bodies to unequivo10 cally condemn the barbaric murder, rape, sexual as11 sault, and kidnapping by Hamas and other terrorists 

12 on and since October 7th, and hold accountable all 

13 perpetrators; 

14 (4) reaffirms the United States Government’s 

15 support for independent, impartial investigations of 

16 rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas on 

17 and since October 7th; and 

18 (5) reaffirms its commitment to supporting sur19 vivors of rape and sexual violence, including those 

20 brutalized on and since October 7. 

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