White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby stressed there are currently no "active efforts" to evacuate Americans from the region beyond charter flights the U.S government began operating earlier this month out of Israel.
WASHINGTON — The White House said Tuesday “prudent contingency planning” is underway to evacuate Americans from the Middle East in case the Israel-Hamas war spreads into a broad regional conflict. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby stressed there are no “active efforts” to evacuate Americans from the region
The Department of Defense is in planning phase of sending two Iron Dome missile defense systems to Israel that are 'sitting idle and not being used.' Meanwhile, U.S. F-16 fighter jets arrived in the Middle East on Tuesday.