"Given the security situation and in accordance with the instructions of the Israeli Home Front Service, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed from tomorrow (Wednesday, June 18) to Friday (June 20). This applies to the consular sections in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv," the statement said.

Amid escalating military tensions between Iran and Israel, the United States will close its embassy in Jerusalem from Wednesday through Friday. This d

The US Embassy in Israel will be closed from Wednesday through Friday "given the security situation," the State Department said Tuesday. "This includes the Consular Sections in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv," it said on X.

President Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” from Tehran and said the U.S. knew the exact location of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, said in a post on X that the U.S. Embassy will remain closed Monday, with an order for staff to shelter in place still in effect. He added that there has been “some minor damage from concussions of Iranian missile hits near Embassy Branch in Tel Aviv,

BEIJING (Reuters) -The Chinese embassy in Israel has urged Chinese citizens to return home or leave the country via land border crossings as soon as possible, on grounds that the security situation has deteriorated and Israeli airspace remained closed.

Both countries have closed their airspaces, leaving few options for citizens of other countries seeking to leave.

American government workers in Israel received an alert from the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to shelter in place amid deadly attacks from Iran.