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The 'Rhapsody of the Seas' cruise liner carrying US citizens leaves the Israeli port of Haifa to be evacuated to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on October 16, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Americans Stranded In Israel Evacuate Via Cruise Ship

United States citizens desperately seeking refuge from the war in Israel were evacuated by the Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, on October 17, 2023, after an overnight meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. US President Joe Biden will pay a solidarity visit to Israel on October 18, 2023 following the Hamas attacks, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced October 17, 2023. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JACQUELYN MARTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Blinken: Biden To Visit Israel On Wednesday

During the early hours of Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that Biden will finally make his way to the Jewish State to show support for Israel.

TOPSHOT - Belgian police officers from the forensic service search for evidence in a street after two people were killed during a shooting in Brussels on October 16, 2023 evening by a suspect who is on the run, the Belgian capital's prosecutor's office said. The alleged gunman in a fluorescent orange jacket fled the scene after using an automatic rifle, according to a video shared by Flemish newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. A spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office said an investigation had been opened but did not speculate on the gunman's motive. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)

Brussels Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, Authorities Investigate ‘Terror Attack’

Two Swedish nationals were fatally shot and another person sustained injuries from an attack in central Brussels, prompting Belgium’s prime minister to convene an emergency meeting at a crisis center.

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 12: The mother (L), sister (R) and immediate family of Valentin (Eli) Ghnassia, 23, who was killed in a battle with Hamas militants at Kibbutz Be’eeri near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, react during his funeral ceremony on October 12, 2023 at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel. Israel has sealed off Gaza and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes, which have killed at least 1,200 people with more than 300, 000 displaced, after a large-scale attack by Hamas. On October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza by land, sea, and air, killing over 1,200 people and wounding around 2800. Israeli soldiers and civilians have also been taken hostage by Hamas and moved into Gaza. The attack prompted a declaration of war by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

IDF Notifies Families Of 199 Hamas Hostages That They Have Been Abducted

The Israeli military says that 199 families have already been informed that their loved ones have been kidnapped during Hamas’ terror attacks on Israel on October 7th. The hostages are currently being held captive in the Gaza Strip.