Amid fury of Israel-Hamas war, U.S. plans Israel evacuation flights for Americans starting Friday
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Americans who haven't been able to evacuate from Israel since the deadly terrorist attacks by Hamas will get some help starting Friday, the U.S. State Department announced. The U.S. government will start arranging charter flights and passage on ships for U.S. citizens who haven't been able to find a way out of Israel through commercial means.
Since Hamas militants attacked Israeli communities on Saturday, spurring retaliatory airstrikes by Israel on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, major U.S. airlines have suspended flights to the country.

Another winter storm may be headed toward the East Coast of the United States this weekend, on the heels of a powerful and deadly system that blanketed huge swaths of the country in snow and ice. The effects of that original storm have lingered for many areas in its path, and will likely remain as repeated bouts of Arctic air plunge downward from Canada and drive temperatures below freezing. Nikki Nolan contributed to this report. In:

Washington — The Senate is set to take a procedural vote Thursday morning on a package to fund the remaining government agencies and programs, with less than two days to avoid a partial government shutdown. But Democrats say they won't allow the package to move forward without reforms to immigration enforcement. Caitlin Huey-Burns contributed to this report.











