ISRAELI HOSTAGES

Motion Text

That this House notes that United Nations Resolution 1701 in respect of the recent Israel/Lebanon conflict calls for the unconditional release of the abducted Israeli soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev; further notes that these soldiers were abducted on 12th July 2006 and their fate remains unknown; further notes that the leader of Hizbollah, Sheikh Nasrallah, has admitted on Lebanese television in August 2006 that it was the intention of Hizbollah to take hostages; condemns the hostage taking and the failure of Hizbollah to comply with its obligations under United Nations Resolution 1701 to release the hostages; further notes that Gilad Shalit continues to be held by Hamas; and calls for Hizbollah and Hamas to release their hostages with immediate effect.