Security Update
7:00am, 18 July
All students have now departed Israel. So also have those
adults who wished to be evacuated. Eleven members of the
team remain at Kibbutz Ein Gev, continuing Concordia's fifth
season at Hippos.
6:50pm, 15 July
On Saturday, 15 July, Tiberias was hit twice by barrages of
Katyusha rockets. Tiberias is located across the Sea of Galilee
from the Hippos Excavations.
All students from the Concordia University team along with
some adult volunteers were evacuated from Kibbutz Ein Gev to
Jerusalem. Flights home are being arranged at the earliest
possible date.
3:48pm, 15 July
On Saturday afternoon, 15 July, three Katyusha rockets hit
Tiberias. Thankfully there were no casualties.
Dr. Mark Schuler has decided to evacuate all students south
to Jerusalem today along with those adults who wish to leave.
Arrangements will then be made for students to fly home. |
