WASHINGTON−Sen. Cory Booker was jogging Saturday in Jerusalem when the attacks began.
As Hamas militants moved into Israel, as thousands of rockets were launched, the New Jersey Democrat was advised by his chief of staff to get back to his hotel, Booker said in a video Saturday evening on X, formerly Twitter.
He took cover in a hotel bomb shelter with others, including "many Americans."
"Frightened faces, there were children and elderly, families, many Americans," Booker said in the video. "There was a sense of fear and worry and a knowledge to many of us that there were horrific things going on around the country at that time."
FILE - Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., listens during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill, March 16, 2023 in Washington. Booker was in Jerusalem as Hamas militants attacked Israel. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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