Title: Arrival of the First Batch of Americans Who Left Israel to Cyprus

Dozens of American citizens from Israel arrived in Cyprus early Tuesday aboard the first maritime evacuation flight organized by the United States amid the escalating crisis in the Middle East. About 159 individuals boarded the luxury ship "Rhapsody of the Seas," which departed from Haifa and sailed to the port of Limassol in Cyprus early Tuesday. Victor Papadopoulos, a Cypriot government official, stated to Cypriot state television that more evacuation ships are expected to arrive within the next 12 hours. Foreign governments have been using Cyprus as a transit hub to evacuate their citizens since the outbreak of violence on October 7.