Caitlyn Jenner leaves Israel via Jordan as war rages with Iran

Caitlyn Jenner, the transgender influencer and Olympic gold medalist who traveled to Israel for Tel Aviv’s since-canceled Pride Parade, left the country Sunday as war raged with Iran.

With flights canceled and Israeli airspace closed due to persistent Iranian missile barrages, Jenner crossed into neighboring Jordan by land, Hebrew outlets reported. From there, she planned to fly back home to Los Angeles.

Jordan has been intermittently shutting its airspace during Iranian strikes. It reopened its airspace Sunday morning after closing it at around midnight, when Iran launched missiles at Israel for a second consecutive night.

Jenner declared herself a “friend, advocate, ally” to Israelis in an X post she made Saturday evening, before Iran began its second round of attacks.

“What an incredible way it has been to celebrate Shabbat. I am here in Israel, in Tel Aviv with you all,” she wrote. “We will prevail and liberate the poor Iranian people held hostage by terrorist thugs!”

Jenner flew into Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday morning, ahead of the planned Pride Parade scheduled for Friday, where she was to appear as the guest of honor.

She instead found herself that night in a Tel Aviv bomb shelter, where she was pictured drinking a glass of wine with an Israeli influencer during the attack.

“What did you do during the alerts, because I’m drinking wine with Caitlyn,” influencer Regev Gur posted along with a picture of the two. The post has since been deleted.

Later that night, Jenner posted a photo on X of interceptors and missiles streaking through the Tel Aviv sky, with the accompanying text: “‘Quiet’ night in Tel Aviv. Pray for us all. We will prevail. I am happy to stand with Israel today, now more than ever.”

‘Quiet’ night in Tel Aviv. Pray for us all. We will prevail. I am happy to stand with Israel today, now more than ever. pic.twitter.com/cQpDWyvVKg

— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) June 13, 2025

Shortly after arriving in Israel and before the surprise attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, Jenner toured the south, visiting communities affected by Hamas’s October 7, 2023 massacre.

She met with a survivor at the site of the Nova rave and visited the burned vehicle memorial at Kibbutz Tekuma

Jenner also toured Kibbutz Be’eri, where she met Yuval Haran, whose father was killed on October 7, while his mother, sister, brother-in-law, niece and nephew, aunt and cousin were all taken captive.

Most of his family was released in November 2023, and his brother-in-law, Tal Shoham, was released from captivity in February 2025. Jenner was notably moved by what she saw and witnessed, according to reports.

She wrote on Instagram, “Visiting the homes and families (many of whom are not here, because they were taken too soon, by Hamas, a violent terror group) of so many loved ones,” adding an Israeli flag, an American flag and a white heart.

Jenner told Channel 12 that she didn’t tell any of her six children that she was coming to Israel until she was on the plane. She said she wanted to keep her trip quiet and didn’t want to hear any criticism.