WASHINGTON, June 12, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The US embassy in Jerusalem announced 
Thursday it was restricting staff movements, after President Donald Trump 
said US personnel were being moved from the potentially "dangerous" Middle 
East.

"Due to the increased regional tensions, U.S. government employees and their 
family members are restricted from travel outside the greater Tel Aviv 
(area)... Jerusalem, and Be'er Sheva areas until further notice," the embassy 
said in a statement.

Traveling between those locations, to Tel Aviv's airport, or down the highway 
through the occupied West Bank to the Jordanian border would be permitted.