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Thursday, October 12, 2023
US State Department announces charter flights to airlift US citizens out of Israel
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
The US State Department announces that starting Friday, it will organize charter flights for American citizens and their immediate family members looking to leave Israel but who have been unable to do so due to widening commercial flight cancellations amid the ongoing Gaza war.
“The Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of US citizens overseas,” it says.