The U.S. Embassy in Israel has issued a high-level alert to its employees in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, instructing them to return home and be prepared to enter bomb shelters. This directive, which also applies to their family members, comes amid heightened security concerns and is the first such order since the Iranian aerial attack on Israel in April. The embassy has also directed all U.S. government employees and their families to shelter in place until further notice, underscoring the severity of the current situation with fears of an imminent Iranian attack.