Seoul: Around 60 South Koreans in Israel have been evacuated by land to Egypt to seek shelter, according to the foreign ministry, as U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran spiral into a broader Middle East conflict involving neighboring countries. Sixty-two South Korean nationals and four ethnic Koreans with U.S. citizenship left Jerusalem or Tel Aviv on Tuesday morning (local time) aboard a chartered bus arranged by the South Korean Embassy in Israel and headed for the Egyptian border, the ministry said. According to Yonhap News Agency, another 47 Korean travelers or short-term visa holders joined the group of Koreans at the border and moved into Egypt. The evacuation came after Iran launched missiles at Israel following U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran. Israel has since hit back with simultaneous strikes on Iran and the Iran-aligned militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. A Seoul official said the evacuation was arranged at the request of those who had expressed their intention to leave Israel. Some 600 South Koreans , including roughly 100 short-term visitors, had been in Israel prior to the evacuation, the official said. "We will consider a range of measures if there is additional demand," he said. A government rapid response team, consisting of embassy and foreign ministry officials, has been dispatched to assist the evacuees en route to Cairo.