ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) 鈥 Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone鈥檚 parents have safely arrived home from Israel.
They were among about 50 people affiliated with a Naples, Florida-based church who were in the country.
on social media on Thursday morning that his parents are headed home and that the group arrived safely.
Sal and Judy Anzalone were in a Jerusalem hotel as Israel vowed an unprecedented offensive against Hamas after the Islamic militant group鈥檚 fighters broke through the border fence Saturday and . The war between Israel and Hamas has claimed at least 2,200 lives.
on Sunday, after Detroit beat the Carolina Panthers, that all he has been thinking about is his parents.
鈥淚t鈥檚 hard,鈥 Anzalone told the newspaper.
Lions coach Dan Campbell said he called Anzalone about his parents when he was informed of their plight Sunday night.
The NFC North-leading Lions (4-1) play NFC-South leading Tampa Bay (3-1) on the road Sunday.
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