South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley announced Saturday that three of her former players remain in Israel following the US-Israel military strikes against Iran, while the Gamecocks work to bring the players home safely.

Staley wrote on social media that Tiffany Mitchell, Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, and Destiny Littleton are “in a war zone in Israel,” stating that the women’s basketball program is developing an evacuation plan.

“We are working a plan to get home,” Staley posted to X. “Let us pray for our loved ones to return home safely asap.”

Littleton posted videos from Jerusalem to her social media accounts, with sirens blaring in the background as she explained her situation. The former South Carolina star said she packed up and headed to a shelter.

“I’m just trying to stay calm,” Littleton said. “I really don’t want to even be out here on the streets.”

Littleton later told ESPN that she’s current safe despite the military strikes on Iran. “I am doing all right — shaken up but blessed to be safe,” she said. “There are current options being looked at.”

Littleton played at Texas, South Carolina, and USC from 2017 to 2023.

Mitchell played for South Carolina from 2012 to 2016, featuring in the team’s first Final Four run in 2015. The former Seattle Storm guard spent 10 seasons in the WNBA after getting drafted No. 9 overall in 2016.

Herbert Harrigan helped lead the Gamecocks to their first NCAA championship as a freshman in 2017, with the Phoenix Mercury subsequently drafting her No. 6 overall in 2020.

A spokesperson for South Carolina athletics provided no additional information regarding the Iran situation.