The U.S. State Department has begun evacuating American citizens from Israel amid an escalating conflict.
On Saturday, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee took to X to announce the start of “Operation Exodus,” an effort to evacuate Americans from Israel and the West Bank.
“Operation Exodus” is helping US Citizens evacuate Israel. We can’t part the Red Sea, but are parting the “Red Tape” to help people who wish to leave! U.S. Embassy Jerusalem has arranged for masses to leave & our team is working around the clock to assist.
If you need assistance, please go to the website at end of this post and request help. With airspace mostly closed, the challenges are great. Once on the list, you will find out options to leave via cruise ship, commercial or charter flight, or a few US Gov’t operated flights.
If given an option, TAKE IT. If you turn down evac offer, it will be offered to next person on list. Our goal is to get as many out as possible safely & we can’t guarantee preferred destination or means of travel. If you don’t register, we won’t know you are here & need assistance.
Be prepared-it could take a few days to get everyone out due to very limited flights and ships & a very high demand. In the meantime, PLEASE stay near a shelter and at the sound of the siren, get to shelter immediately. We have almost NO report of injury or death to those who were in a shelter underground. Our colleagues Department of State in DC are working hard to help us find resources to fly, drive, or sail out of country.
If you need assistance to evacuate, we won’t know unless you register at: mytravel.state.gov/s/crisis-intake“
“Operation Exodus” is helping US Citizens evacuate Israel. We can’t part the Red Sea, but are parting the “Red Tape” to help people who wish to leave! @usembassyjlm has arranged for masses to leave & our team is working around the clock to assist. If you need assistance, please…
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 21, 2025
In another post, Huckabee stated that the State Department had begun assisted departure flights from Israel.
“The Department of State has begun assisted departure flights from Israel. If you are a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident currently in Israel or the West Bank and seeking U.S. government assistance to depart, please complete this form so the Department of State can better assist you and provide you with timely updates: mytravel.state.gov/s/crisis-intake.
If you have only completed the crisis intake form, please do not fill it out again. See more instructions on filling out the form at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/iran-and-israel-departure-info-for-us-citizens.html.”
The Department of State has begun assisted departure flights from Israel.
If you are a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident currently in Israel or the West Bank and seeking U.S. government assistance to depart, please complete this form so the Department of State can…
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 21, 2025
Assistance:
U.S. Embassy Jerusalem⁰14 David Flusser St.⁰Jerusalem⁰Telephone: +972-2-630-4000⁰E-mail: [email protected]⁰Website: https://t.co/j04lKzT8zn
U.S. Embassy Branch Office Tel Aviv⁰71 HaYarkon St.⁰Tel Aviv⁰Telephone: +972-3-519-7575⁰E-mail:…
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 21, 2025
The announcement came before Trump confirmed that the United States had carried out “successful” strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.
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