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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel
View of the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv after a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Tel Aviv, June 16, 2025. (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
Two US officials say a government plane evacuated a number of diplomats and family members who had asked to leave Israel today, shortly before US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee announced on X that the embassy was making plans for evacuation flights and ships for private American citizens.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to describe sensitive diplomatic movements.
There was no indication of how many diplomats and family members had left on the flight.
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