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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, On October 7, 2023, Hamas, a foreign terrorist | ||||||
| 3 | organization, launched a brutal terrorist attack upon the | ||||||
| 4 | civilians of the State of Israel; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, The attack followed countless other terrorist | ||||||
| 6 | acts by Hamas against the State of Israel and its civilians, | ||||||
| 7 | and this cross-border assault included thousands of rockets | ||||||
| 8 | fired by Hamas into Israel and numerous terrorist incursions | ||||||
| 9 | into the streets and homes of Israeli civilians; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, As a result of this heinous attack, more than | ||||||
| 11 | 1,200 men, women, and children were killed and thousands more | ||||||
| 12 | were wounded; more than 200 Israelis and foreign nationals of | ||||||
| 13 | more than 30 countries, including U.S. citizens, have been | ||||||
| 14 | abducted and brutalized by Hamas terrorists, and rapes, | ||||||
| 15 | torture, and murders of abducted civilians have been reported; | ||||||
| 16 | and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, As of January 19, 2025, U.S. officials have | ||||||
| 18 | reported that 46 American citizens had been killed in the | ||||||
| 19 | brutal assault, with 251 hostages being taken in the attack on | ||||||
| 20 | October 7, 2023; of those, 57 hostages, including four U.S. | ||||||
| 21 | citizens believed to be alive and the bodies of three U.S. | ||||||
| 22 | citizens, have yet to be released and remain captive today; | ||||||
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| 1 | and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Continued prayers are offered to those abducted | ||||||
| 3 | civilians, including those American citizens and their | ||||||
| 4 | families, as the hostage release deal continues; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Hamas' attacks on October 7 unleashed a year of | ||||||
| 6 | devastating conflict, with tragic consequences for the State | ||||||
| 7 | of Israel and its civilians; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Over a year after the horrific attack on October | ||||||
| 9 | 7, 2023, tragedy, destruction, and instability haunt the | ||||||
| 10 | people in the State of Israel today; patriotic Americans have | ||||||
| 11 | responded to this attack by expressing their unwavering | ||||||
| 12 | support for Israel and Jewish Americans; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 15 | we reflect on the heinous Hamas terrorist attack of October 7, | ||||||
| 16 | 2023, and we remember the lives of the civilians, soldiers, | ||||||
| 17 | and defenders who expressed unwavering support for the State | ||||||
| 18 | of Israel; and be it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That we extend our sincere condolences to the | ||||||
| 20 | families who have lost loved ones in this brutal assault, | ||||||
| 21 | including the families of the 46 American citizens who lost | ||||||
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| 1 | their lives; and be it further | ||||||
| 2 | RESOLVED, That we stand steadfast in the face of terrorism | ||||||
| 3 | and violent acts, and we remain committed to lasting peace and | ||||||
| 4 | stability for the State of Israel; and be it further | ||||||
| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | delivered to Yinam Cohen, the Consul General of Israel to the | ||||||
| 7 | Midwest, at the Office of the Consulate General of Israel in | ||||||
| 8 | Chicago. | ||||||