US authorizes the departure of some embassy personnel from Israel due to safety risks

Travelers pull their luggage as they walk towards Ben Gurion airport after main road entrances to the facility were closed by Israeli Police, following air defence activation against a missile launched from Yemen on May 4, 2025. (AFP)
Short Url
Updated 27 February 2026
Follow

US authorizes the departure of some embassy personnel from Israel due to safety risks

  • The United States has authorized ​the departure of some embassy personnel and their families from Israel due ‌to safety ‌risks, ​the ‌US ⁠embassy ​said in ⁠a post on X on Friday

REUTERS: The United States has authorized ​the departure of some embassy personnel and their families from Israel due ‌to safety ‌risks, ​the ‌US ⁠embassy ​said in ⁠a post on X on Friday.
It said the US embassy ⁠could further ‌restrict ‌US government ​employees ‌and their ‌families from traveling to certain areas of Israel, Jerusalem’s ‌Old City and the West ⁠Bank without ⁠advance notice, and advised US citizens to consider leaving Israel while commercial flights remain available.