Key Highlights
- Sent before 10:30 a. m., it urged staff considering departure to do so quickly, advising them to to focus initially on getting any flight out of Israel and to then make their way to Washington.
- “Those wishing to take AD should do so TODAY,” Huckabee wrote, using an acronym for “authorized departure.” “While there may be outbound flights over the coming days, there may not be,” he added.
- Huckabee said that there was no need for panic, but for those desiring to leave, it was important to make plans soon.
- The email came a day after Iran and the United States walked away from nuclear negotiations without a deal.
- Airlines such as Netherlands-based KLM have already announced plans to suspend flights out of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport, and other embassies have also made plans for authorized departures from Israel and neighboring countries.
