The United States has organised a ship to take Americans out of Israel to Cyprus on Monday.
This information was disclosed by the US embassy in a security alert issued on Sunday, AFP report.
The alert noted that, given Israel’s movement toward a potential invasion of the Gaza Strip, the ship would depart from the Israeli port of Haifa, bound for Limassol, with the purpose of transporting “US nationals and their immediate family members who possess a valid travel document.”
Tens of thousands of US passport holders live in Israel and 29 have been confirmed killed in the Hamas attacks on October 7. Another 15 are missing and believed to be among hostages held by Hamas since the attacks.
Although the US embassy did not specify the exact number of passengers to be accommodated on the ship, they stated that “boarding will proceed in order of arrival and is on a space-limited basis.” Boarding is scheduled to commence at 8:00 AM (0500 GMT).
Each passenger is expected to sign an agreement promising to reimburse the expenses associated with the trip and is allowed to bring only one suitcase.
Additionally, the embassy mentioned that some chartered flights would be arranged from Cyprus to facilitate onward travel.