[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 194 (Monday, December 10, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9773]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CONDEMNING HEZBOLLAH'S TUNNELING ATTACKS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the ongoing malicious and 
provocative construction by Hezbollah of attack tunnels along the 
Israeli northern border have intensified. This puts innocent lives in 
critical danger, requiring Israel to destroy the tunnels located on 
Israeli territory. The world should condemn Hezbollah, a murderous 
terrorist organization, for infiltration designed to kidnap Israeli 
citizens.
  The message of National Security Advisor John Bolton is clear to 
``call on Hezbollah to stop its tunneling into Israel.''
  This major aggression by the Iranian-backed terrorists has also moved 
the Trump administration to impose greater sanctions on the terrorist 
group and to encourage all nations to stand up against the Iranian 
malign behavior.
  The Hezbollah attack tunnels are a blatant violation of Israeli 
sovereignty and a violation of U.N. Security Council Resolutions 1559 
and 1701, which call for the disarmament of all nonstate militias and a 
verified demilitarized zone in southern Lebanon.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may we never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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