The United States said on Tuesday it was helping some 230 citizens leave Israel following the war the two allies launched against Iran.
The State Department has assisted more than 130 American citizens leave Israel since the war, with another 100 American citizens expected to depart on Tuesday, a department official said.
The State Department on Monday urged Americans in all of the Middle East from Egypt eastward to leave commercially, although airports are shut down or severely restricted across much of the region.
Iran has been under a joint US-Israeli bombardment since February 28, resulting in the deaths of more than 40 senior Iranian government officials, including the country’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Deadly strikes
More than 700 civilians have also been killed in the attacks, which triggered a retaliation by Iran.
The US had accused the government of Khamenei of oppressing citizens, and building nuclear weapons, allegations that Iran rejected.
