US working to organize evacuation ships, flights for Americans in Israel as embassy closes for next three days

The United States was working to organize evacuation routes Americans in Israel — as the Jewish state and Iran continued to fire a barrage of missiles at each other.

It comes after the embassy revealed it would be shut from Wednesday through Friday in order to comply with Israeli guidance.

The US embassy in Jerusalem was working on the evacuation arrangements, US ambassador Mike Huckabee announced in a post on X.

Passengers, who had left Israel on Tuesday aboard the Crown Iris cruise ship. REUTERS
Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said the US Embassy was working on evacuation arrangements. AFP via Getty Images

Huckabee urged US citizens still in Israel to sign up for updates through the State Department’s Smart Traveler program as tensions mounted.

Birthright Israel successfully evacuated approximately 1,500 program participants earlier today aboard the Crown Iris. Erez Uzir, courtesy of Birthright Israel

The warnings came as intense Israeli airstrikes continued to pummel Iran’s capital early Wednesday — a day after President Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” from the Islamic Republic’s leaders.

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