The United States is working to evacuate U.S. citizens wishing to leave Israel by arranging flights and cruise ship departures.

U.S. ambassador Mike Huckabee said in a post on X on Wednesday, as fears mount of further military escalation between Iran and Israel.

The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem announced that it is organising flights and cruises to evacuate American citizens from Israel, Huckabee said, urging Americans in the country to sign up for updates through the State Department’s Smart Traveler program.

Israel-Iran war update

Since Friday, Iran has fired around 400 missiles at Israel, of which 40 have pierced air defences, killing 24 people, all of them civilians, according to Israeli authorities.