US prepares military charter flights for Americans who want to leave Middle East

Washington, Mar 2 (AP) The US State Department on Tuesday said it's preparing military and charter flights for Americans who want to leave the Middle East.
     Several other countries arranged evacuation flights for their citizens.
     An attack from two drones on the US Embassy in Riyadh caused a “limited fire,” according to Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry, and the embassy urged Americans to avoid the compound. It followed an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait. US Embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Lebanon said they were closed to the public.
     The US State Department ordered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and family in Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Qatar, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
     In addition, the US has urged citizens to leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries, though with much of the airspace closed many remained stranded.
     The US-Israeli strikes have killed at least 787 people, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society. The Iranian-supported militant group Hezbollah has also attacked Israel, whose retaliatory strikes killed 52 people in Lebanon.
     The US military has confirmed six deaths of American service members. In addition, three people were killed in the United Arab Emirates, and one each in Kuwait and Bahrain. (AP) SCY
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