Key takeaways:
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other congressional delegates were rushed to a shelter in Tel Aviv due to rocket fire from Hamas.
- Schumer said he is doing everything in his power to ensure the Senate delivers the support Israel needs to accomplish its military, intelligence and humanitarian goals.
- The delegation is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders during their visit.
A congressional delegation led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was rushed to a shelter in Tel Aviv on Sunday amid rocket fire from Hamas. Schumer, who is the highest-ranking Jewish leader in American history, posted a photo to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, of him and several others, including Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, sheltering in a tight bunker.
Schumer said during a news conference that the group was having lunch when warning sirens went off and they were rushed into a shelter. He said the sirens went off again ahead of the news conference.
“As Senate Majority Leader, as I mentioned, the highest-ranking Jewish leader in American history, I’m doing everything in my power to ensure the Senate delivers the support Israel needs to accomplish these military, intelligence and humanitarian goals,” Schumer said.
The delegation is in Israel to show support for the country amid the ongoing conflict with Hamas. Schumer said he is doing everything in his power to ensure that the Senate delivers the support Israel needs to accomplish its military, intelligence and humanitarian goals.
The delegation is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders during their visit. It is unclear how long the delegation will remain in Israel.
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