Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 15 Oct 2023, 10:32 am Print
-1697383921.jpg "Israel-Gaza conflict: US Senators take shelter from Hamas's rocket attack in Tel Aviv")
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A US Senator has, who is leading a US Senate delegation to Israel, on Sunday shared an image on X where the lawmakers could be seen gathered in a Tel Aviv shelter amid Hamas's rocket attack.
Democrat Chuck Schumer wrote on X: "While in Tel Aviv today, our delegation was rushed to a shelter to wait out rockets sent by Hamas."
He said: "It shows you what Israelis have to go through. We must provide Israel with the support required to defend itself."
While in Tel Aviv today, our delegation was rushed to a shelter to wait out rockets sent by Hamas. It shows you what Israelis have to go through. We must provide Israel with the support required to defend itself. pic.twitter.com/wS3kq6xFVJ
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) October 15, 2023
The delegation includes Republicans Mitt Romney and Bill Cassidy and Democrats Jacky Rosen and Mark Kelly .
The conflict initiated by a substantial assault from Hamas on October 7 resulted in 1,300 casualties, subsequently triggering a retaliatory bombing operation that has claimed the lives of at least 2,215 individuals in the Gaza Strip.
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