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. ARM-
STRONG, 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. NOR-
TON, 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. LAR-
SON of Connecticut, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. LIEU, Mrs. LUNA, Ms. MACE, Mr. MAGAZINER, 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. MAST, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM, 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. PAS-
CRELL, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. PORTER, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. 
RUTHERFORD, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SALAZAR, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, 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. KIL-
MER, Mr. MILLS, Ms. BROWN, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. IVEY, Mrs. SYKES, Mr. 
CALVERT, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Mr. COHEN) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs 
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 in-
cluding 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 muti-
lation 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 docu-
ment gang rape and genital mutilation; 
Whereas terrorists captured by Israeli security forces admit-
ted 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 investiga-
tions to build cases on charges of mass murder, rape, tor-
ture, and bodily mutilation of civilians during the Hamas 
attacks; 
Whereas human rights lawyers, criminologists, and research-
ers 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 trau-
ma; 
Whereas rape and sexual violence have, throughout history, 
been used as weapons of war around the world to ter-
rorize 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 con-
demn 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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