Overview

• A luxury cruise vessel, the Crown Iris operated by Mano Maritime, carried 1,500 Birthright Israel participants from Ashdod Port to Larnaca under escort by the Israeli Navy.
• Florida Governor Ron DeSantis chartered four wide-body jets to fly the evacuees from Cyprus to Tampa, with flights arranged after arrival in Larnaca.
• Nearly 2,800 young adults were in Israel when airspace closed on June 13, leaving about 1,300 still awaiting evacuation.
• Birthright Israel and Israeli authorities are weighing further sea departures and potential repatriation flights to move the remaining travelers out of Israel.
• The U.S. State Department has issued a Level 4 Do Not Travel advisory for Israel due to the escalation of the conflict.