H. Res. 1359 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 24, 2010. 

Whereas Congress previously expressed its concern for missing Israeli soldiers in Public Law 106–89 (113 Stat. 

1305; November 8, 1999), which required the Secretary 

of State to raise the status of missing Israeli soldiers 

with appropriate government officials of Syria, Lebanon, 

the Palestinian Authority, and other governments in the 

region, and to submit to Congress reports on those efforts and any subsequent discovery of relevant information; 

Whereas the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 107 on 

March 13, 2007, regarding Gilad Shalit and other Israeli 

soldiers attacked and captured by terrorists; 

Whereas Israel completed its withdrawal from Gaza on September 12, 2005; 

Whereas on June 25, 2006, contrary to international humanitarian standards and the most basic standards of humanitarian conduct, the Foreign Terrorist Organization 

Hamas, together with allied terrorists, crossed into Israel 

to attack a military post, killing two soldiers and wounding and kidnapping a third, Gilad Shalit, in a blatantly 

extortionate effort to coerce the Government of Israel; 
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Whereas Hamas, contrary to international humanitarian 

standards and the most basic standards of humanitarian 

conduct, has prevented access to Gilad Shalit by competent medical personnel and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross; 

Whereas Hamas, contrary to international humanitarian 

standards and the most basic standards of humanitarian 

conduct, has failed to provide Gilad Shalit the humane 

treatment to which all captives are entitled as a fundamental human right; 

Whereas Hamas, contrary to international humanitarian 

standards and the most basic standards of humanitarian 

conduct, has refused to provide Gilad Shalit with regular 

contact with his family or any other party, or to allow his 

family to know where he is being held; 

Whereas Hamas, contrary to international humanitarian 

standards and the most basic standards of humanitarian 

conduct, has compelled Gilad Shalit to appear in video 

and voice recordings intended to extort and coerce the 

Government of Israel; 

Whereas Hamas, contrary to the most basic standards of humanitarian conduct, has staged plays and produced cartoons and animated movies that have mocked Shalit, his 

captivity, and his family, and have promised further 

kidnappings of Israeli soldiers; and 

Whereas Gilad Shalit has been held in captivity by Hamas for 

almost 4 years: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

(1) demands that— 
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(A) Hamas immediately and unconditionally 

release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit; and 

(B) Hamas accede to international humanitarian standards and the most basic standards of 

humanitarian conduct by— 

(i) allowing prompt access to Gilad Shalit 

by competent medical personnel and representatives of the International Committee of the 

Red Cross; 

(ii) providing Gilad Shalit the humane 

treatment all captives are entitled to as a fundamental human right; 

(iii) facilitating regular communication by 

Gilad Shalit with his family and allowing his 

family to know where he is being held; and 

(iv) ceasing to compel Gilad Shalit to appear in video and voice recordings intended to 

extort and coerce the Government of Israel; 

(2) expresses— 

(A) its vigorous support and unwavering commitment to the welfare, security, and survival of the 

State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state 

within recognized and secure borders; 

(B) its strong support and deep interest in 

achieving a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian con-
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flict through the creation of a democratic, viable, 

and independent Palestinian state living in peace 

alongside of the State of Israel; 

(C) its ongoing concern and sympathy for the 

family of Gilad Shalit and the families of all other 

missing Israeli soldiers; and 

(D) its full commitment to continue to seek the 

immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit 

and other missing Israeli soldiers; 

(3) recalls— 

(A) the barbaric attack on and kidnapping of 

the bodies of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev on 

July 12, 2006, by the Iran-supported terrorist 

group Hezbollah; and 

(B) the missing Israeli soldiers Zecharya 

Baumel, Zvi Feldman, and Yehuda Katz, missing 

since June 11, 1982, Ron Arad, who was captured 

on October 16, 1986, Guy Hever, last seen on August 17, 1997, and Majdy Halabi, last seen on May 

24, 2005; and 

(4) condemns— 

(A) Hamas for the grossly immoral cross-border attack and kidnapping of Gilad Shalit; and 
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(B) Iran and Syria, the primary state sponsors 

and patrons of Hamas, for their ongoing support 

for international terrorism. 

Attest: 

Clerk.