Sen. Chuck Schumer confirmed several congressional members met Sunday night to receive an unclassified briefing from the State Department following the attacks on Israel.
The 'Gang of Eight' — a term used to describe bipartisan members in Congress briefed first on intelligence matters — was briefed Sunday night on the Hamas militant attacks on Central and Southern Israel, according to a source familiar with the meeting. Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., confirmed the briefing on X, formerly known as Twitter, late Sunday night. 'I was briefed this evening by senior national security and State Department officials in the Biden administration.
More are expected to be found as Israel's official declaration of war came Sunday. 'I told senators that we will try to hold a classified briefing they can receive in their states as soon as possible so we can get additional details that could not be disclosed on this call,' Schumer added. Acting Deputy Toria Nuland and acting Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Sasha Baker were also briefed.
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