US Senator Booker Safely Departs Israel After Hamas Attacks

Senator Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, safely departed Israel on Sunday after sheltering in place during the attacks from Hamas, according to a statement from his spokesperson.

Booker arrived in Israel on Oct. 6 for several days of planned meetings ahead of the start of an Abraham Accords-focused N7 summit on regional economic integration in Tel Aviv. The senator and his staff were in Jerusalem when the attacks began on Saturday.