A plane from Israel carrying 270 passengers, nearly all of them American, landed in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday night, after an executive order by Gov Ron DeSantis last week that his administration said enabled state emergency officials to carry out evacuation operations to bring people from Florida and other states home.
The passengers included 91 children, according to Project Dynamo, an international rescue nonprofit that helped organize the flight. Some passengers were from states other than Florida, the group added, and one was from the Czech Republic. They landed shortly before 8 p.m. and were welcomed by DeSantis, who shook their hands. Then they walked to a large tented area that appeared to be set up for a private reception.
