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The resolution was introduced by Cori Bush (D-MO) in the 118th Congress in October 2023.

[1] The resolution calls the killing of civilians a violation of international law, cites the deaths of Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans and the potential for more deaths as reason for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, and calls for the sending of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

President Biden initially rejected calls for a ceasefire, saying, "As long as Hamas clings to its ideology of destruction, a cease-fire is not peace.

"[4] Eventually he called for temporary ceasefires in February 2024,[5] and then an end to the war by May 2024.