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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 408 

Condemning Hamas for its premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist 

attacks on Israel and demanding that Hamas immediately release all 

hostages and return them to safety, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 17, 2023 

Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. CARDIN, 

Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. ROMNEY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. 

ERNST, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. 

KAINE, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. 

HAGERTY, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. FETTERMAN, Mr. VANCE, Mr. 

HICKENLOOPER, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. RICKETTS, Mr. WARNER, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. COONS, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. COTTON, Mr. THUNE, 

Mr. TESTER, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. WARNOCK, Mrs. BRITT, Mr. BENNET, 

Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MURPHY, and Mr. WICKER) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

NOVEMBER 9, 2023 

Committee discharged; considered, amended, and agreed to with an amended 

preamble 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning Hamas for its premeditated, coordinated, and 

brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demanding that 

Hamas immediately release all hostages and return them 

to safety, and for other purposes. 

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas, the Iran-backed terror 

group, launched premeditated, coordinated, and brutal 


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terrorist attacks from the Gaza Strip into Israel, targeting the Israeli people; 

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded more than 20 

communities bordering the Gaza Strip and attacked innocent young people attending the Tribe of Nova music festival; 

Whereas, since October 7, 2023, Hamas has killed more than 

1,400 Israelis, along with at least 30 United States citizens, and wounded nearly 4,000 people; 

Whereas reports and videos have surfaced of Hamas executing Israeli civilians, including entire families being 

slaughtered and horrific acts of violence targeting young 

children; 

Whereas, since October 7, 2023, Hamas has fired more than 

5,000 rockets into Israel; 

Whereas it is estimated that nearly 240 people were abducted 

and are being held hostage in the Gaza Strip; 

Whereas more than 20 countries have verified their citizens 

were either killed or are unaccounted for, with many believed to be taken hostage by Hamas; 

Whereas children and the elderly are among those taken hostage by Hamas; 

Whereas some hostages, including multiple United States citizens, are known to be in dire need of urgent medical assistance; 

Whereas Hamas has threatened to execute hostages and 

broadcast the executions publicly; 

Whereas, in 1997, the United States designated Hamas a 

foreign terrorist organization; 


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Whereas United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres 

condemned the attacks by Hamas in the strongest terms 

and unequivocally called for the ‘‘immediate release of all 

abducted persons’’; and 

Whereas the deliberate murder and hostage-taking of innocent civilians are prohibited by international law: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) condemns Hamas in the harshest terms for 

3 its premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist 

4 attacks on Israel; 

5 (2) decries Hamas’s abductions and threats 

6 made against hostages, including threats to use hos7 tages as human shields; 

8 (3) demands that Hamas provide access and 

9 medical care to all hostages; 

10 (4) demands that Hamas immediately release 

11 all hostages and return them to safety; 

12 (5) calls on the United States to lead a global 

13 effort to demand the release of the hostages held 

14 captive by Hamas; and 

15 (6) expresses sympathy to the hostages and 

16 those wounded, and to their families, and mourns 

17 those killed by Hamas’s terrorist attacks. 

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