[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1044 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1044

Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldiers 
      held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2006

  Mr. Ackerman (for himself, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Hastings of Florida) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                       on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldiers 
      held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah, and for other purposes.

Whereas Israel completed its withdrawal from southern Lebanon on May 24, 2000;
Whereas on June 18, 2000, the United Nations Security Council welcomed and 
        endorsed United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's report that 
        Israel had withdrawn completely from Lebanon under the terms of United 
        Nations Security Council Resolution 425 (1978);
Whereas Israel completed its withdrawal from Gaza on September 12, 2005;
Whereas on June 25, 2006, Hamas and allied terrorists crossed into Israel to 
        attack a military post, killing two soldiers and wounding a third, Gilad 
        Shalit, who was kidnapped;
Whereas on July 12, 2006, Hezbollah terrorists crossed into Israel to attack 
        Israeli troops patrolling the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, 
        killing three, wounding two, and kidnapping Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad 
        Regev;
Whereas Hamas and Hezbollah have withheld all information on the health and 
        welfare of the men they have kidnapped; and
Whereas, contrary to the most basic standards of humanitarian conduct, Hamas and 
        Hezbollah have prevented access to the Israeli captives by competent 
        medical personnel and representatives of the International Committee of 
        the Red Cross: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) demands that--
                    (A) Hamas immediately and unconditionally release 
                Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit;
                    (B) Hezbollah accept the mandate of United Nations 
                Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) by immediately 
                and unconditionally releasing Israeli soldiers Ehud 
                Goldwasser and Eldad Regev; and
                    (C) Hezbollah and Hamas accede to the most basic 
                standards of humanitarian conduct and allow prompt 
                access to the Israeli captives by competent medical 
                personnel and representatives of the International 
                Committee of the Red Cross;
            (2) expresses--
                    (A) its condolences to all the innocent individuals 
                and families in Lebanon, Gaza, and Israel that have 
                suffered loss and trauma as a consequence of the 
                fighting initiated by the acts of terrorist aggression 
                by Hamas and Hezbollah;
                    (B) its unwavering support and commitment to the 
                welfare and survival of the State of Israel as a Jewish 
                and democratic state, with secure borders, living in 
                peace alongside an independent Palestinian state;
                    (C) its ongoing concern and sympathy for the 
                families of Gilad Shalit, Ehud Goldwasser, and Eldad 
                Regev; and
                    (D) its full commitment to seek the immediate and 
                unconditional release of the Israeli captives; and
            (3) condemns--
                    (A) Hamas and Hezbollah for the cross border 
                attacks and kidnappings which precipitated weeks of 
                intensive armed conflict between Israel, Hezbollah, and 
                armed Palestinian groups; and
                    (B) Iran and Syria, the primary state sponsors of 
                global terrorism and the patrons of Hezbollah and 
                Hamas, for their ongoing support for international 
                terrorism.
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