I Want to Share with You a Couple of Updates on Israel Dear john,This evening, the State Department held a briefing on the situation in Israel. I want to share with you a couple of updates:The State Department has changed its travel advisory to Level 3, Do Not Travel, due to conflict in the area;The State Department will begin offering departure assistance to U.S. citizens currently in Israel.A full debrief can be found here. I will continue to monitor the situation in Israel closely. For more information, please use these Israel crisis response resources. If you’re in need of assistance, contact my Laredo district office at (956) 725-0639 and ask to speak with Sylvia Segovia, or email Ms. Segovia at [email protected].