WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – The United States is securing military and charter flights to evacuate Americans from the Middle East, a U.S. State Department official said on X on Tuesday, adding that it was in contact with nearly 3,000 U.S. citizens.
In Israel, U.S. officials are in contact with about 500 Americans seeking to leave, the department said in a separate statement. More than 130 citizens have left already and another 100 more are expected to depart on Tuesday, it said.
(Reporting by Simon Lewis and Daphne Psaledakis; writing by Susan HeaveyEditing by David Ljunggren)
