Jon Kyl: “I rise because of the recent attacks on Israel. The most recently breaking news: rocket attacks on the city of Haifa in…”

“I rise because of the recent attacks on Israel. The most recently breaking news: rocket attacks on the city of Haifa in Israel, which clearly represents an escalation of the attack from Lebanon. Therefore, I do rise to condemn the acts of war perpetrated against the nation of Israel by Hezbollah forces operating in southern Lebanon. Dozens of Katyusha rockets were fired at northern Israel on Wednesday and Thursday, and additional salvos have continued to rain down. Israeli soldiers were attacked as they attempted to respond to this unprovoked assault across an internationally recognized border. As a result of this aggression, eight Israeli soldiers are dead, two more are prisoners of Hezbollah, and the citizens of northern Israel are living in fear. I call on the international community to support Israel in its attempts to end terrorist operations in southern Lebanon, free the captive soldiers, and restore its territorial security. In the name of peace, Israeli forces withdrew from all Lebanese territory in the year 2000. The United Nations recognized this withdrawal as fully compliant with all relative Security Council resolutions. Unfortunately, the government in Beirut has not done its part to ensure that this disengagement enhanced the security of both nations. It is not surprising since 14 members of Lebanon's parliament and two cabinet ministers are members of Hezbollah.…”