Ron DeSantis, a 2024 presidential candidate and Florida governor, celebrated the return of Americans who had been trapped in Israel amid the Palestinian invasion.
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis touted an evacuation operation his administration supported that led to nearly 300 American citizens evacuated from Tel Aviv, Israel, who landed Monday at Tampa International Airport. DeSantis, a 2024 presidential candidate, told FOX News he saw a lack of actionable leadership on the part of the Biden administration and decided to see what Tallahassee could do to execute what he claimed Washington could not.
According to a report from French news agency AFP, a cruise ship was dispatched Monday to evacuate Americans to Limassol, Cyprus. 'So we did an executive order at the end of last week, and said, 'we'll mobilize our emergency response folks – we'll get planes there to bring Floridians back home from Israel. And so we were able to land the first plane last night…' DeSantis told 'Hannity.
So we were able to fill the void. There was no leadership. And so we stepped up and we led.' According to that FOX-13 report, the DeSantis administration supported a Hillsborough County nonprofit called Project Dynamo, the co-founder of which told the outlet his team headed to Israel shortly after Hamas attacked civilians there.
On the federal level, Secretary of State Tony Blinken traveled to Israel, where he announced late Monday that President Biden will visit in a show of solidarity. The secretary's announcement came from overseas at what would be about 3 a.m. Tuesday Jerusalem time. Biden has warned Israel not to take over or occupy Gaza, but also appeared to cryptically warn Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah political-militant group, 'don't,' in an interview with CBS News on Sunday.
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