Jan 15, 2025 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. “This ceasefire is very welcome news, and I suspect it is no accident that it has finally come as a result of the involvement of President Trump’s team.

Oct 17, 2024 · BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the likely elimination of Hamas terrorist Yahya Sinwar by Israeli Defense Forces: …

Oct 7, 2024 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and every Senate Republican, one year since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks that killed dozens of Americans, in a resolution fully condemning Iran-backed Hamas for its actions, supporting the forever ...

Jan 15, 2025 · The conflict erupted when Hamas and allied militant groups launched a surprise attack on Israel, involving rocket barrages and thousands of militants breaching the Gaza-Israel barrier, resulting in approximately 1,200 Israeli and foreign national deaths and …

Nov 8, 2024 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Jim Risch (R-ID) and 11 colleagues in sending a letter to multiple Biden federal agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of State, regarding the elimination of Hamas. The Senators request that the agencies:

Jan 15, 2025 · Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch said at Sen. Marco Rubio ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch said at Sen. Marco Rubio's confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of state. "I've just been advised that there's been a cease fire announced in Gaza.

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 13, 2024 – U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Stand with Israel Act, which would prohibit the U.S. from funding United Nations (UN) agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel.

Jan 15, 2025 · U.S. Senators overseeing the confirmation hearing of Donald Trump’s Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio reacted to a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Some disagree on which president, Biden or Trump, deserves credit for the deal.

Mar 15, 2024 · Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) to issue a statement on bilateral relations ...