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The United States is working to evacuate US citizens wishing to leave Israel by arranging flights and cruise ship departures, US ambassador Mike Huckabee said in a post on X on Wednesday, as fears mount of further military escalation between Iran and Israel. The US embassy in Jerusalem was working on the evacuation arrangements, Huckabee said, urging Americans in the country to sign up for updates through the State Department’s Smart Traveler program “Urgent notice! American citizens wanting to leave Israel-US Embassy in Israel @usembassyjlm is working on evacuation flights & cruise ship departures. You must enrol in the Smart Traveler Enrolment Program (STEP),” Huckabee wrote. READ: Iranian missiles force evacuation of 3,800 people in Israel The State Department did not […]