State Department Says It Has Provided Guidance To More Than 25,000 People In Israel, West Bank And Iran

The State Department said Friday it had provided "information and support" to complete 25,000 group successful Israel, nan West Bank aliases Iran seeking guidance connected what to do and really to get out.

When pressed connected nan matter during a State Department briefing Friday afternoon, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce declined to spell into further item astir really galore of those 25,000 group are American citizens aliases immoderate different breakdown of nan number. 

News of nan number of group nan State Department has assisted comes aft nan agency announced nan statement of a task unit to assistance Americans looking to time off Israel aliases different Middle Eastern countries.  

Bruce said during a property briefing Friday that nan United States does not intend to thief carrier American citizens straight from Iran, and they will person to make it retired first earlier they tin beryllium assisted by nan government. 

TUGBOATS, CRUISE SHIPS AND FLIGHTS: ISRAEL BEGINS EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF CITIZENS AMID IRAN WAR

The first group of Bulgarian citizens evacuated from Israel, on pinch dozens of overseas nationals from Slovenia, nan U.S., Belgium, Albania, Kosovo and Romania, get astatine Vassil Levsky airdrome successful Sofia Wednesday June 18, 2025.  (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said earlier this week nan embassy successful Jerusalem was "working connected removal flights & cruise vessel departures" for Americans trying to time off Israel.

Huckabee released his connection hours aft nan U.S. Embassy successful Jerusalem wrote successful its ain X station that location was "no announcement astir assisting backstage U.S. citizens to depart astatine this time," but it simultaneously acknowledged "the Department of State is ever readying for contingencies to assistance pinch backstage U.S. citizens’ departure from situation areas."

So far, nan U.S. has not engaged successful a large-scale effort to thief Americans get retired of Israel. But, according to ABC News, nan subject did assistance successful flying immoderate American diplomats and family members from nan U.S. Embassy this week. 

1,500 JEWISH AMERICANS EVACUATED FROM ISRAEL AS DESANTIS SPONSORS RESCUE FLIGHTS TO TAMPA

Citizens of Poland and Austria combine astatine a edifice successful Tel Aviv, Israel, for removal amid dense strikes connected Israel by Iran Tuesday, June 17, 2025.  (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

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Private flights for American citizens did statesman landing successful Florida Thursday aft Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dispatched 4 planes to prime up U.S. citizens stuck successful Israel during nan ongoing violence. Other backstage options to get retired of Israel are besides available.

On Monday, nan State Department raised its recreation informing for Israel to nan highest level possible.