At least two members of Congress were in Israel when Hamas attacked the country.
FILE PHOTO: Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Dan Goldman were both in Israel for separate events during the attacks by Hamas on Saturday. Both were able to leave the country safely.>> Read more trending news
Sen. Cory Booker was in Jerusalem on Saturday when the rockets were fired by Hamas, hitting the capital city.reported that he and his staff had to shelter in place. Booker posted about the experience on social media, saying that they were “safe” but “shaken, angered, and heartbroken.” He said he was jogging behind his hotel when his chief of staff messaged him that he had to get back quickly since Israel was under attack.
I was in Israel when the horrific attacks carried out by Hamas started on Saturday. My team and I are now safe, but like many we are shaken, angered, and heartbroken by the hundreds killed, the thousands injured, those taken hostage, and all who are directly affected by these…Booker and his staff were able to leave Israel on Sunday, leaving early.
Rep. Dan Goldman was also in Israel with his wife and three youngest children for a family member’s Bar Mitzvah,He said that he had been warned that sirens go off on occasion in Tel Aviv, but in the southern area, the sirens are not as frequent. He said he nor his children had ever heard sirens before Saturday morning and had to “scramble” to take shelter in the hotel stairwell.
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