American students and tour groups in Israel waiting to evacuate amid missile strikes from Iran
CBSN
As Israel and Iran continued trading missile strikes Wednesday, some U.S. citizens have begun making plans to evacuate Israel — and for many young people on tours or studying, it has been bittersweet.
Some, like University of Michigan junior Julia Cohen, had arrived in May with hundreds of other college students to participate in the Birthright Onward program, which provides internships and fellowships in Israel to people of Jewish descent. She had been dreaming of studying in Israel for years and, after much consideration, her parents decided to support their daughter's decision in April.
Cohen recently found herself staying at a hotel in Southern Israel after nights of Iran and Israel exchanging missiles, her mother told CBS News from New York.
