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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, On October 7, 2023, terrorists launched a
3		horrific assault on the State of Israel from Hamas-controlled
4		Gaza, murdering hundreds of unarmed civilians and kidnapping
5		women, children, and the elderly; and
6		WHEREAS, The assault commenced as the Jewish people and
7		the diaspora celebrated the holidays of Sukkot and Shemini
8		Atzeret/Simchat Torah; and
9		WHEREAS, Hamas terrorists crossed the border into Israel
10		and began targeting unarmed civilians, which included
11		countless incidents of rape, torture, and untold cruelty while
12		killing at least 1,400 people, becoming the largest targeted
13		killing of those of Jewish descent since the Holocaust; and
14		WHEREAS, Hamas terrorists intentionally targeted unarmed
15		civilians and killed many, including at least 260 people
16		murdered at the Tribe of Nova, an Israeli music festival for
17		peace, in the largest massacre in Israel's history; and
18		WHEREAS, Hamas terrorists kidnapped at least 240 innocent
19		civilians, including women, children, and infants, from Israel
20		and forced them across the border into Gaza; and

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1		WHEREAS, Illinoisans were victimized in this horrific act,
2		and many Illinois families have been impacted; and
3		WHEREAS, The attack on Israel was an attack on the world as
4		citizens from multiple countries were victims, including at
5		least 31 American citizens, as well as citizens from Canada,
6		the United Kingdom, France, Thailand, Nepal, Philippines,
7		Germany, Cambodia, Brazil, Paraguay, Russia, Ukraine, Mexico,
8		Ireland, and other nations; and
9		WHEREAS, In response to these terrorist attacks, the State
10		of Israel declared war on Hamas; and
11		WHEREAS, Since October 7, 2023, the death toll in Israel
12		and Gaza has continued to rise; and
13		WHEREAS, The Hamas terrorist attacks were motivated in
14		part to derail peace talks in the region between Israel and
15		other Middle East nations, including Saudi Arabia; and
16		WHEREAS, Israel, like all sovereign nations, has the right
17		and obligation to protect its citizens from terrorist attacks
18		and hostile foreign powers; and
19		WHEREAS, These events delay peace, have and will continue
20		to create instability, spur an increase in hostile activity

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1		against peaceful citizens, and endanger deployed American
2		civilians, government employees, and military personnel;
3		therefore, be it