[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 107 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        March 13, 2007.
Whereas Israel completed its withdrawal from southern Lebanon on May 24, 2000;
Whereas Congress previously expressed its concern for Israeli soldiers missing 
        in Lebanon and Syrian-controlled territory of Lebanon 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 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        Israel had withdrawn completely from Lebanon under the terms of United 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 Gilad Shalit has been held in captivity by Hamas for more than 7 months;
Whereas Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev have been held in captivity by Hezbollah 
        for more than 6 months;
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 vigorous support and unwavering commitment to the 
                welfare and survival of the State of Israel as a Jewish and 
                democratic state with secure borders;
                    (B) its strong support and deep interest in achieving a 
                resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the 
                creation of a viable and independent Palestinian state living in 
                peace alongside of the State of Israel;
                    (C) its ongoing concern and sympathy for the families of 
                Gilad Shalit, Ehud Goldwasser, and Eldad Regev and all other 
                missing Israeli soldiers; 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.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.