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Ron DeSantis welcomes home 270 Americans who were trapped in Israel

There were 91 children among the evacuees. The Florida governor assured that he is proud to "do what the federal government could not," bringing citizens home.

Ron DeSantis during a campaign rally for his presidential candidacy in Tulsa, Okla.

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Verónica Silveri Pazos

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis went with his wife, Casey DeSantis, to Tampa International Airport to welcome home 270 Americans who were trapped in Israel in the midst of the attack and massacre carried out by Hamas terrorists.

The almost 300 citizens were flown from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Tampa, Fla. Likewise, seven other evacuees landed at Orlando International Airport. According to the governor:

We're here at Tampa airport. We are having our first flight of people being rescued from Israel, and it's landed -- over 260 people that wanted to get back to the United States and couldn't do it. There was a devoid of leadership, so we stepped up and led. We're happy to be able to deliver this.

Bryan Stern, executive director of Project Dynamo, an organization associated with the Florida government that provided support in the rescue plan, revealed that there were 91 children and four dogs among the evacuees and added that it was a "complicated" operation. He did not reveal further details about whether more rescue trips would be made.

More than 20,000 U.S. citizens have requested help leaving Gaza and Israel, according to the State Department.

DeSantis' initiative to bring Americans home

Last week, DeSantis signed an executive order allowing the Florida Department of Emergency Management to conduct a series of "logistical, rescue and evacuation operations" for Florida residents in Israel. In a press release he stated:

I am proud of how quickly we have been able to activate resources and do what the federal government could not – get Floridians and other Americans back home, reunited with their families, free of charge.

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