The American embassy in Israel was issued Security alert For citizens abroad and US government employees, with intensification of conflict between Israel and Iran.
Officials said that federal employees and their families are urged to shelter in place until further notice, and plans are being developed for ordinary citizens from the United States looking to leave Israel or the West Bank.
The Foreign Ministry says that American citizens will be alerted if they become additional information about the departures available.
The federal government emphasizes that it does not provide direct transport to the United States, but rather to a nearby country that suffers from safer conditions.
“You will be responsible for traveling forward after you arrive in the near and safe country,” he says. Those who leave will also need to sign a permission to pay the government for the cost of travel, although there is no need to pay before ascending.
American citizens or permanent legal residents Israel or the West Bank currently must complete the “eating crisis” model on Ministry of Foreign Affairs website To pECEIVE updates in time and additional help.
The Iranian conflict of Israel has escalated sharply in recent weeks, as both countries circulated air strikes and missile attacks.
Israel targeted the Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure, while Iranian forces fired drones and missiles in Israeli cities, and hit civilian sites.
President Donald Trump has made his support to Israel clearly, and the United States is currently weighing whether it will enter with the army, while the international community called for the crisis development diplomacy.