Amid escalating military tensions between Iran and Israel, the United States will close its embassy in Jerusalem from Wednesday through Friday. This d

The State Department has issued multiple travel advisories and alerts for Americans in the region since the conflict escalated, including changing travel advisories for both countries to a Level 4.

President Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” from Tehran and said the U.S. knew the exact location of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, said in a post on X that the U.S. Embassy will remain closed Monday, with an order for staff to shelter in place still in effect. He added that there has been “some minor damage from concussions of Iranian missile hits near Embassy Branch in Tel Aviv,

Cyprus has acted as a transfer point for third-country evacuees following the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, attack. In April 2023, Cyprus also assisted in the repatriation of U.K. nationals from Sudan.

Iran and Israel continued to exchange attacks into Tuesday amid the latest round of conflict between the two nations.

BEIJING (Reuters) -The Chinese embassy in Israel has urged Chinese citizens to return home or leave the country via land border crossings as soon as possible, on grounds that the security situation has deteriorated and Israeli airspace remained closed.

Both countries have closed their airspaces, leaving few options for citizens of other countries seeking to leave.