{"id":2448923,"date":"2025-06-18T13:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T17:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-embassy-in-israel-evacuating-american-citizens\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T13:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T17:46:07","slug":"us-embassy-in-israel-evacuating-american-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-embassy-in-israel-evacuating-american-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"US Embassy in Israel evacuating American citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fus-embassy-in-israel-evacuating-american-citizens%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=2448923&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--><p>The U.S. Embassy in Israel is actively facilitating the evacuation of American citizens amid rising tensions in the region,especially in the context of a conflict with Iran. U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee announced plans for evacuation flights and cruise ship departures due to escalating violence, including a surprise missile attack by Israel on Iran. The embassy had previously indicated it would not assist citizens with evacuations, but this stance has changed due to the intensifying situation. Citizens are urged to enroll in the Smart Traveler enrollment Programme for updates. Meanwhile,President Trump has hinted at a potential U.S. military response to the conflict but remains ambiguous about specific actions. The ongoing war has resulted in casualties on both sides, with military strikes leading to notable losses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US Embassy in Israel evacuating American citizens as Trump considers Iran strike<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2151828\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy is working to facilitate the evacuation of American citizens stranded in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Israel<\/a> due to its war with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Iran\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, U.S. Ambassador to Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-huckabee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Huckabee\">Mike Huckabee<\/a> said the U.S. was working on evacuation flights and ships. Israeli airspace has been mostly closed since Friday, when Israel launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >surprise ballistic missile attack<\/a> against Iran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3445019\/strait-of-hormuz-iran-israel-conflict-world-oil-supply-prices\/\">Iran may close Strait of Hormuz amid Israel conflict. How does it affect the world&#8217;s oil?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3445632\/israel-iran-internal-security-hq-destroyed\/\">Israel says Iran&#8217;s internal security HQ destroyed, latest step towards forcing regime change<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3445420\/khamenei-rejects-trump-surrender-us-intervention\/\">Khamenei rejects Trump&#8217;s call for surrender, issues warning if US intervenes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming strikes by, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Oded Balilty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Urgent notice! American citizens wanting to leave Israel- US Embassy in Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/usembassyjlm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@usembassyjlm<\/a> is working on evacuation flights &amp; cruise ship departures,&rdquo; Huckabee said.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged stranded citizens to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program to stay updated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Urgent notice! American citizens wanting to leave Israel-  US Embassy in Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usembassyjlm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@usembassyjlm<\/a> is working on evacuation flights &amp; cruise ship departures.  <br \/>You must enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rXymPRTQJJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/rXymPRTQJJ<\/a>) You will be alerted w\/ updates.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMikeHuckabee\/status\/1935354233819193433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The announcement is a big change from just nine hours before, when the U.S. Embassy announced it had no plans to assist Americans evacuating the country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have no announcement about assisting private U.S. citizens to depart at this time. The Department of State is always planning for contingencies to assist with private U.S. citizens&rsquo; departure from crisis areas. We will alert the U.S. citizen community if there is additional information to share regarding departure options,&rdquo; the Embassy said in a post on its X account.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The U.S. Embassy is aware that third parties are assisting U.S. citizens in departing Israel. While we are not able to endorse any providers, we understand some have been able to successfully help U.S. citizens,&rdquo; it added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Given the security situation and in compliance with Israel Home Front Command guidance, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday, June 18) through Friday (June 20). This includes the Consular Sections in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. There will be no passport&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8K9F1MrOPG\">pic.twitter.com\/8K9F1MrOPG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Embassy Jerusalem (@usembassyjlm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usembassyjlm\/status\/1935221612913049923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Some signs over the past two days have indicated President Donald Trump is warming to intervening in Israel&rsquo;s war with Iran. 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HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE WORLD&rsquo;S OIL?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t seriously think I&rsquo;m going to answer that question,&rdquo; the president responded on the White House lawn when a reporter asked when the United States might enter the fray. &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t know that I&rsquo;m going to even do it. You don&rsquo;t know. I may do it. I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I&rsquo;m going to do. I can tell you this, that Iran&rsquo;s got a lot of trouble and they want to negotiate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Iran has launched several ballistic missile salvos at Israel since the war began, killing two dozen and injuring hundreds. Hundreds of Iranians have been killed in Israel&rsquo;s strikes, including the country&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-pompeo-nukes-biden-in-response-to-biden-trying-to-blame-trump-for-afghanistan-debacle\/\" title=\"WATCH: Pompeo Nukes Biden In Response To Biden Trying To Blame Trump For Afghanistan Debacle\">senior military leadership<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2151828\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2151828\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Embassy in Israel evacuating Americans as Trump weighs Iran strike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2448924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Israel-metro-shelter.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[17713,4671,44489],"class_list":["post-2448923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-evacuation","tag-israel","tag-us-embassy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Israel-metro-shelter.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448923","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448923"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448927,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448923\/revisions\/2448927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}