Two members of Congress in Israel described the danger and confusion surrounding the attack by Hamas – the deadliest the country has seen in 50 years.
US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) arrived in Jerusalem on Friday ahead of the N7 summit in Tel Aviv, an economic forum where the senator is scheduled to speak.
Booker’s spokesman said the senator and his staff were “sheltering in place for their safety,” and expressed gratitude that they were able to leave Israel without incident on Sunday.
In a post on social media website X, the senator said he was jogging in Jerusalem’s Old City when he received an “urgent call” from his chief of staff informing him that Israel was under attack.
Booker said he took cover in a “bomb shelter,” which was the stairwell of his hotel, and saw the “frightened faces” of the Israelis and Americans hiding with him.
Booker said he and his team were “shocked, angry, and heartbroken” by the Hamas terror attack that has left more than 700 Israelis dead, thousands injured, and 100 hostages.
US Senator Cory Booker was in Israel when Hamas launched the deadliest attack the country had seen in 50 years. Twitter/@corybooker
The worst attack on Israel in 50 years: How we got here
2005: Israel unilaterally withdraws from the Gaza Strip three decades after winning the territory from Egypt in the Six-Day War.
2006: The terrorist group Hamas wins Palestinian legislative elections.
2007: Hamas takes control of Gaza in a civil war.
2008: Israel launched a military offensive against Gaza after Palestinian terrorists fired rockets into the city of Sderot.
2023: Hamas launches its biggest attack on Israel in 50 years.
More than 700 Israelis died, more than 2,150 were injured and 100 were taken hostage, with the death toll expected to rise after Hamas terrorists fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of militants into Israeli cities.
Hamas terrorists are seen taking women hostage and parading them through the streets in a gruesome video.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced “We are at war” and promised Hamas would pay an “unprecedented price.”
Gaza health officials reported at least 300 Palestinians killed with 2,200 injured.
The New Jersey senator continued to call for “long-term and just peace in the region.”
Senator Booker, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, “strongly” condemned Hamas’ “horrendous acts of terrorism, kidnapping and terror targeting Israeli families, children and other civilians.”
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Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) was also in Israel when Hamas launched its deadly assault on the Jewish homeland.
Rep. Dan Goldman was in Israel with his family for his Bar Mitzvah when Hamas bombarded the country with rocket attacks and other acts of terror. Reuters
The Congressman was in the Jewish homeland for his brother’s Bar Mitzvah with his wife and three youngest children.
The lawmaker and his family were sheltering in the stairwell of their hotel as rockets rained down on them, his spokesman said.
The Congressman was able to return to the US safely and expressed his wish that the American people “unite in support of Israel’s right to defend itself.”
At the very least, Congress must add to — and expand — the Iron Dome as soon as possible.
I hope the Republicans can organize their House so we can pass emergency legislation to help Israel defend itself.
— Rep. Dan Goldman (@RepDanGoldman) October 8, 2023
Rep. Goldman then called on Congress to “fill — and expand — the Iron Dome as quickly as possible,” and called on Republicans to “finish their House” so emergency legislation could be passed to help Israel.
Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog claimed that Hamas had fired more than 4,000 rockets into Israel since the war began.
Israel’s ambassador to the US says Hamas has fired 4,000 rockets into Israel since the war began.
Israel has officially declared war on Hamas, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to exact “great revenge” on the terrorist group.
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