IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1041 
Condemning the order issued by the International Court of Justice on 
January 26, 2024, imposing provisional measures against Israel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 29, 2024 
Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. BOST, Mrs. MILLER 
of West Virginia, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. GUEST, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 
Mr. SELF, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. TIFFANY, 
Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. BERGMAN, Ms. MACE, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. 
LAWLER, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. NEHLS, and Mr. 
LANGWORTHY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the order issued by the International Court 
of Justice on January 26, 2024, imposing provisional 
measures against Israel. 
Whereas Israel is a strong ally and major strategic partner 
of the United States; 
Whereas Hamas is an Iranian terrorist proxy and in 1997 
was designated by the United States as a foreign ter-
rorist organization; 
Whereas Hamas is a genocidal organization that calls for the 
destruction of the State of Israel in its 1988 charter and 
seeks to harm Israeli citizens; 
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•HRES 1041 IH 
Whereas, since Hamas was founded in 1987, its terrorists 
have repeatedly carried out lethal attacks in Israel and, 
since seizing control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, have re-
peatedly attacked Israel with rocket fire; 
Whereas, since taking control of the Gaza Strip, Hamas has 
diverted vast amounts of resources from intended peace-
ful purposes to develop an extensive military capability; 
Whereas these efforts have transformed Gaza into an elabo-
rate fortress designed to attack Israel; 
Whereas these attacks have consistently been timed and cal-
culated to undermine any positive momentum in Israeli- 
Palestinian negotiations; 
Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists attacked 
Israel in an unprovoked act of war; 
Whereas Hamas’ unlawful act of aggression against Israel on 
October 7 included the barbaric and illegal slaughter of 
over 1,200 civilians from more than 25 nations, including 
at least 30 United States citizens; 
Whereas Hamas accomplished this by launching a coordi-
nated attack and began slaughtering Israelis and abduct-
ing hostages in towns in southern Israel, including chil-
dren and the elderly; 
Whereas Hamas poses a serious and continuous threat to the 
safety and security of the State of Israel and its citizens; 
Whereas Hamas has promised to repeat October 7-style mas-
sacres ‘‘again and again’’, promising there will be more 
attempts ‘‘until Israel is annihilated’’; 
Whereas Hamas attacks are categorically unlawful and in-
tended to kill or injure civilians; 
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•HRES 1041 IH 
Whereas over 130 hostages, including up to 8 Americans, 
continue to be unlawfully detained by Hamas in inhu-
mane conditions in Gaza; 
Whereas Hamas frequently uses civilian populations as 
‘‘human shields’’ to inevitably cause incidental death and 
injury to Gazan civilians; 
Whereas Hamas uses Gazan civilians not only to shield its 
operatives, but in the hopes of casualties being inflicted 
in order to advance its international disinformation cam-
paign against Israel; 
Whereas this attack and threat of ongoing violence compelled 
Israel to evacuate residents from their homes in Gaza; 
Whereas Hamas deliberately causes collateral damage to 
property by placing their weapons stockpiles, launchpads, 
and headquarters in or under residential buildings, 
schools, mosques, and hospitals; 
Whereas South Africa brought a case against Israel on De-
cember 29, 2023, before the International Court of Jus-
tice (ICJ) under the Genocide Convention; 
Whereas accusing the State of Israel of committing and incit-
ing genocide against Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip 
was based on a distorted invocation of selective facts; 
Whereas, on January 26, 2024, the ICJ rejected Israel’s as-
sertion that the Court lacked jurisdiction due to the ab-
sence of a genuine dispute and Israel’s lack of a chance 
to respond, and the Court issued an order with six provi-
sional measures including requiring Israel to submit a re-
port to the ICJ on all measures Israel takes to abide by 
the order of the ICJ; and 
Whereas the decision imposing these provisional measures 
failed to credibly consider Israel’s inherent right to self- 
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•HRES 1041 IH 
defense against the armed attack by Hamas or the grav-
ity of the international law violations committed by 
Hamas: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the provisional measures order by 
the International Court of Justice; 
(2) condemns South Africa for bringing forth 
the meritless case against Israel; 
(3) stands firmly with Israel as it continues to 
defend itself against the illegal and unprovoked 
armed attack by Hamas and other Iranian terrorist 
proxies; 
(4) believes unequivocally in Israel’s right to 
self-governance and self-defense; and 
(5) calls on the President to direct the Sec-
retary of State to formally intervene in this case in 
support of Israel, to encourage other nations to in-
tervene in this case in support of Israel, and to as-
sess if and how South Africa has been complicit in 
supporting Hamas and how such complicity may be 
legally sanctioned. 
Æ 
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