Thousands of Americans stranded in Israel evacuated by cruise ship

📆 10/16/2023 4:32 PM

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Americans are racing against the clock to flee Israel ahead of Gaza’s ground assault.

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The US embassy in Israel announced the evacuation plan Sunday, offering the 2,500 Americans and their immediate family members still remaining in Israel a chance to leave by sea. The cruise ship line Royal Caribbean stepped in to help after commercial airlines mostly stopped flying into Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport, making it extremely difficult to get out of the country.

Evacuee Idella Schatzberg was leaving for Cyprus with her two tots in tow. Her husband was staying behind for the time being, but hoping to rejoin the family in Dallas by Wednesday,“I’m constantly on edge, and I can’t do that to my kids,” said the mom-of-two. “I can’t let them live like this.”

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