Overview

• The U.S. Embassy and State Department have begun evacuating nonessential staff and are offering American citizens military, commercial and charter flight options alongside cruise ship departures from Israel.
• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chartered four jets that carried about 1,500 Americans, including Birthright Israel participants, from Cyprus to Tampa with support from nonprofits such as Grey Bull Rescue and Project Dynamo.
• British authorities are organising charter flights from Tel Aviv once airspace reopens and have urged up to 60,000 UK nationals in Israel to register their presence with the Foreign Office for evacuation guidance.
• Ben Gurion International Airport and Israeli airspace have remained closed since Iran’s missile and drone strikes began, forcing many evacuees to depart by sea to Cyprus or over land through Jordan and Egypt.
• Diplomatic discussions involving Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Foreign Secretary David Lammy and US officials, including talks at the White House, are under way to secure a peaceful resolution and prevent the conflict from spreading.