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Dawn Staley Seeks Extraction for Former Gamecocks in Israel as Evacuation Efforts Stall

Ongoing strikes alongside closed airspace have stalled evacuation plans.

Overview

  • South Carolina identifies Tiffany Mitchell, Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and Destiny Littleton as the former players still in Israel, with efforts underway to bring them home.
  • Dawn Staley said there are no concrete updates yet but noted help from decision‑makers is now engaged in the process.
  • Destiny Littleton has posted multiple videos from Jerusalem saying she is safe but sheltering, and she said a planned Tuesday flight to the U.S. is now uncertain.
  • Israel’s airspace restrictions and a recent U.S. Embassy warning against travel are complicating commercial departures and any coordinated evacuation.
  • The situation follows U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian missile and drone retaliation that hit Israeli cities; Littleton told Fox News a strike killed eight about 30 minutes from her location.