The United States has said that it has arranged charter flights to help Americans leave the Middle East, reports AFP.

US officials have helped arrange charter flights from Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates “and will continue to secure additional capacity as security conditions allow,” the State Department said.

It said that more than 9,000 Americans have returned from the Middle East since the United States and Israel started the war on Saturday, with more than 300 of them from Israel.