Sen. Cory Booker and his staff were in Jerusalem when Hamas began carrying out its large-scale offensive against Israel "and sheltered in place for their safety," his office said.

Sen. Cory Booker safely departed Israel on Sunday after Hamas militants launched a surprise attack against the country, according to his spokesperson.

The New Jersey Democrat and his staff were in Jerusalem when Hamas began carrying out its large-scale offensive against Israel “and sheltered in place for their safety,” his spokesperson Maya Krishna-Rogers said in a statement Sunday afternoon.

“We are grateful that Sen. Booker and our colleagues were able to safely depart Israel earlier today,” she said.

Booker, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, arrived in Israel on Friday for several days of meetings ahead of a summit on regional economic integration in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, which he was supposed to participate in, his office said.

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    Washington — Sen. Cory Booker safely departed Israel on Sunday after Hamas militants launched a surprise attack against the country, according to his spokesperson.

    The New Jersey Democrat and his staff were in Jerusalem when Hamas began carrying out its large-scale offensive against Israel “and sheltered in place for their safety,” his spokesperson Maya Krishna-Rogers said in a statement Sunday afternoon.

    Booker, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, arrived in Israel on Friday for several days of meetings ahead of a summit on regional economic integration in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, which he was supposed to participate in, his office said.

    "I emphatically condemn Hamas’ horrific acts of violence, kidnapping and terror targeting Israeli families, children and other civilians in towns and cities across the nation of Israel.

    I stand with the people of Israel and the families of those who have lost loved ones," Booker wrote on social media on Saturday.

    Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog told “Face the Nation” on Sunday that it is his understanding that Americans have been taken hostage by Hamas militants, but he didn’t have details.

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