{"id":2065463,"date":"2023-10-12T19:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T23:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-prepares-evacuation-flights-from-israel-for-u-s-nationals\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T19:47:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T23:47:09","slug":"white-house-prepares-evacuation-flights-from-israel-for-u-s-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-prepares-evacuation-flights-from-israel-for-u-s-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"White House readies evacuation flights for U.S. citizens in Israel."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-prepares-evacuation-flights-from-israel-for-u-s-nationals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2065463&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The U.S. to\u2064 Begin Evacuation Flights for Americans in Israel\u2064 Amidst Rising Death Toll<\/h2>\n<p>The United States will soon initiate\u2064 evacuation charter flights \u2062for American citizens in\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> \u2064 as the number of Americans killed in Hamas&#8217; terrorist attacks \u2063continues to rise.<\/p>\n<p>During \u2062a press briefing on Thursday, John Kirby, the spokesperson for the White \u200cHouse National \u2062Security\u2063 Council, announced that evacuation operations would \u200dcommence on October 13.\u200b These flights will transport American citizens and their immediate families from Israel \u200dto various locations in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The president has instructed his team\u2062 to ensure the safe departure of U.S. citizens who wish to leave Israel,&#8221; Kirby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/watch-live-white-house-holds-news-briefing-with-nscs-john-kirby-as-israel-hamas-war-enters-6th-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sources familiar with the \u2064matter have informed The\u200d Associated Press that the U.S. plans to send at \u200dleast four charter flights daily.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u200b are working\u2064 on the details to assist U.S. citizens and their\u2064 immediate family members who\u200d have been unable to secure commercial transportation out of the country,&#8221; Kirby added. &#8220;Furthermore, we are exploring\u2063 additional options to expand our capacity, including \u2064the possibility \u2064of land and sea\u2062 evacuations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hamas \u2062launched a brutal attack on Israel last Saturday,\u200c resulting in \u2062the deaths\u200b of over 1,300 \u200cpeople, including 27 Americans, and leaving approximately 3,000 others injured. Reports indicate\u200d that 14 Americans \u2064are still unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Regrettably, five more families have received the devastating news\u200d that no family should \u2064ever have to hear. We will remain in contact\u2062 with them as necessary,&#8221; Kirby expressed. &#8220;The same applies to the families of those who \u2062are\u2063 still unaccounted for. We genuinely do not\u2064 know their whereabouts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bWhite House has confirmed that a &#8220;handful&#8221; of Americans in the region\u200b have been \u200btaken hostage by Hamas \u2062terrorists.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE\u200d APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will, of course, maintain communication with them\u200c as well,&#8221; Kirby assured. &#8220;Additionally, \u2064we\u2063 are actively collaborating with \u200dIsraeli \u200cofficials \u2062to gather as much\u200d information as possible, which \u200bwe will share with them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to U.S. officials,\u200d there are an estimated 160,000 to 170,000 Americans residing in Israel, with an additional 500\u200c to \u2062600 in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>On \u2062Wednesday, a spokesperson from the State Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mollybohannon\/2023\/10\/12\/us-offering-evacuation-flights-from-israel-for-american-citizens-amid-hamas-war\/?sh=776bd6ca4cc9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">informed<\/a> Forbes that various options, including air, land, \u2064and \u2062sea evacuations to neighboring countries, were being\u200c explored due\u2063 to the high demand for flights.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Israel on Thursday to meet with Israeli\u200d Prime Minister\u200c Benjamin Netanyahu\u2063 and\u2062 the affected citizens.<\/p>\n<p>While viewing images depicting the victims of the Hamas attack, Blinken remarked, &#8220;Sometimes, images speak louder than \u2062words. These images \u2062may speak volumes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Finding the right words is difficult. It surpasses anything anyone could \u200dever imagine, let alone experience,&#8221; he \u200cshared at a press conference in Israel, as\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/blinken-meets-hamas-attack-survivors-pledges-us-support\/story?id=103925374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> by ABC News. &#8220;An \u200cinfant, pierced by \u2062bullets. Soldiers beheaded. Young individuals burned alive. The list goes \u2064on, but it is simply the epitome of depravity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blinken was accompanied by Steve Gillen,\u2064 the deputy special representative for hostage \u200baffairs, who will remain in \u2062Israel to assist in \u200dthe rescue efforts for the\u2064 hostages.<\/p>\n<p>While U.S. officials\u2063 have not released \u2064the identities of the missing or \u2062deceased Americans, the New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/11\/us\/israel-americans-missing-killed-hostage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that \u200camong them are a mother and daughter from the greater Chicago area, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-prepares-evacuation-flights-from-israel-for-u-s-nationals\/\" title=\"White House readies evacuation flights for U.S. citizens in Israel.\">recent high school\u200b graduate<\/a> from Long Island, and a young \u200dadult who \u2062was among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/crews-recover-more-than-260-bodies-from-music-festival-attacked-by-hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">260 individuals killed<\/a> at the Supernova all<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crews-recover-more-than-260-bodies-from-music-festival-attacked-by-hamas\/\" title=\"Over 260 bodies retrieved from Hamas-targeted music festival.\">-night outdoor music festival<\/a>, also known as\u200d a peace party, near Kibbutz Re&#8217;im close to the Gaza Strip on Saturday \u200bmorning.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How many Americans have been affected by the ongoing \u200cconflict in \u2064Israel, and what steps are being taken to locate those who are\u2062 unaccounted \u200dfor?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Cans-after-rising-death-toll\/?sh=d0ccbf04b173&#8243; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>revealed<\/a> that the U.S. government is working closely with Israeli authorities\u200b to\u2064 facilitate the safe evacuation of American citizens. They emphasized the \u200dpriority placed\u200d on the \u2063safety and well-being of U.S. citizens in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to initiate evacuation flights comes as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-running-out-of-dead-body-storage-due-to-fentanyl-ods\/\" title=\"Seattle Running Out of Dead Body Storage Due to Fentanyl ODs\">death toll continues<\/a> to rise in Israel due to the \u2063ongoing conflict with Hamas. \u200bThe terrorist group launched\u2063 a brutal attack last week, resulting in the deaths of over 1,300 people, including 27 Americans. Thousands of others have been injured, and there are still 14 Americans\u2062 unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<p>John Kirby, the spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, assured the public that President Biden has instructed his team to ensure the safe departure of U.S.\u200b citizens who\u200b wish to leave \u200bIsrael. The evacuation operations are set to begin \u2064on\u2062 October 13 and will\u2062 transport American\u200b citizens and their immediate families to various locations in Europe. The U.S. plans to send at least four charter flights daily\u200d to facilitate the evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>While the primary focus \u2062is\u200b on air evacuations, the U.S. \u200bgovernment is also exploring additional options, including \u2064the possibility of land and sea evacuations. The goal \u200dis to assist U.S. citizens and their immediate family members who have been unable to secure\u2063 commercial transportation \u200cout\u200b of the \u2062country.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has confirmed that a &#8220;handful&#8221; of Americans in the region have been taken hostage by Hamas terrorists.\u200b The U.S. \u2063government assures \u2063that they will maintain\u2062 communication with the hostages and work \u200bclosely with Israeli officials to gather as much information \u2063as possible.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2062 is estimated that there are currently 160,000 to 170,000 Americans residing in \u2062Israel, with an additional 500 to 600 in Gaza. The U.S. government is committed to ensuring the safety of its citizens and will\u200c continue to provide support and assistance during this challenging\u2062 time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. will begin organizing evacuation charter flights for American citizens in Israel from Friday. As the death toll of Americans rises due to Hamas&#8217; terrorist attacks, evacuation operations will commence on October 13, according to White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby during a press briefing on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":2065464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2065463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2065463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2065464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2065463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2065463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2065463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}