NEWS HEADLINES: “Not In A Position At This Time To Evacuate”

"Not In A Position At This Time To Evacuate"

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The U.S. Embassy Jerusalem announced it’s “not in a position at this time to evacuate or directly assist Americans in departing Israel.”

“The following is provided for your information as you make your own security plans. The Israeli Ministry of Tourism has begun operating shuttles to the Taba Border Crossing as of March 2. To be added to the passenger list for a shuttle, you must register via the Ministry’s evacuation form . The U.S. Embassy cannot make any recommendation (for or against) the Ministry of Tourism’s shuttle,” the embassy stated.

“If you choose to avail yourself of this option to depart, the U.S. government cannot guarantee your safety. The information is provided as a courtesy to those wishing to leave Israel. Passengers who wish to cross to Jordan may take the shuttle to Eilat and continue independently (by taxi) to the Yitzhak Rabin Border Crossing,” it continued.

“For American who are currently in Israel I want to share this thorough (but long) update on options for departing. There are VERY LIMITED options. As of now, the best is utilizing Israel’s Ministry of Tourism shuttle bus to Taba, Egypt and getting flights from there or going on to Cairo for flights back to the US. I will give details of that option below,” U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said.

“We are getting a lot of requests regarding evacuating from Israel from American citizens who are currently in Israel or who have family here. I do not recommend exit via Jordan at this time. Flights are not consistent and access across the Allenby crossing has limited hours. All of our personnel from embassy are sheltering in place, but I realize you may need to get people out and back home and not continue to incur hotel costs. I’m adding what we are recommending for now. Not sure when Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv will reopen. Hopefully soon, but even when it does, there will be VERY limited flights with priorities to those who already were ticketed by El Al. Doubtful that other airlines will fly in/out for a while,” he continued.

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He reiterated the US directive for all citizens to register with the State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive updates.

Estimates suggest there are at least 200,000 American citizens in Israel, and up to a million potentially across the Middle East.

“We hope that all of this will be over soon,” Huckabee added in the video. “But how grateful we are for an amazing country and a great president who has decided that after 47 years of the hostile actions against the United States from Iran, that we are joining together, not just with Israel, but now it appears the rest of the Middle East, in saying, ‘enough is enough.’”

The US has not organized its own evacuation flights, and commercial flights have been disrupted across the region. Israel, Qatar, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain have all shuttered their airspace, while Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have instituted partial closures, leaving thousands of flights canceled and tens of thousands of passengers stranded worldwide.

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In a highly unusual statement on Monday, the State Department said that it “urges Americans to DEPART NOW from the countries below using available commercial transportation, due to serious safety risks.”

The affected areas were Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Iran.

“Watch my message to American citizens in Israel and be sure to register with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive important security updates directly,” Huckabee said.

Watch below:

Read the full security alert from the U.S. Embassy Jerusalem HERE.





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