A resolution condemning Hamas for its premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, against Israel and demanding that Hamas immediately release all remaining hostages and return them to safety, and for other purposes.

This is a Senate resolution (S. Res. 227) condemning Hamas for its October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel and demanding the immediate release and safe return of all remaining hostages. The measure reiterates that hostage-taking is a violation of international humanitarian law and calls on Hamas to provide access and medical care to hostages. It commends the Administration for securing the release of at least one hostage (Edan Alexander) and urges continued U.S. efforts to secure the release of the remaining hostages, including four U.S. nationals. The resolution is aspirational and political in nature (a non-binding expression of the Senate’s position) and does not itself create new legal requirements. It was introduced by several Senators, referred to the Foreign Relations Committee, and later reported without amendment. The document also provides background on the scale and nature of the attack, including casualties, abductions of hostages from multiple nationalities, reports of sexual violence and brutal treatment, and propaganda uses of hostages. It expresses sympathy for victims and families and mourns those killed.