AMERICANS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE EAST

The U.S. State Department is finding ways to help Americans evacuate the Middle East. The department says over the past several days, more than 9,000 Americans have safely returned from the region. Of those 9000, only 300 are coming from Israel.

The U.S. State Department is finding ways to help Americans evacuate the Middle East. The department says over the past several days, more than 9,000 Americans have safely returned from the region. Of those 9000, only 300 are coming from Israel. Israel’s airspace remains completely closed through the end of the week. The state department’s hoping to add more ground transportation options to people looking to leave the country, as the U.S. embassy recommends traveling down to the Egyptian border to find a flight out.