The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the attacks carried out against Saudi Arabia on Saturday, which also affected King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
The ministry said that some Saudi citizens were killed and many civilians were injured in the attacks. In its statement, the ministry said Palestine stood with Saudi Arabia and supported all measures aimed at protecting the country’s security and sovereignty. It added that this support also covered the safety of citizens and residents in Saudi Arabia.
Flight operations suspended at King Khalid Airport
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation temporarily suspended operations at King Khalid International Airport following Saturday’s attack. The authority said investigations into the injuries caused by the attack were continuing.
The perpetrators of the attack and the type of weapons used were not disclosed.
Three Saudis killed in Thursday attacks
In a statement issued on Friday, the General Authority of Civil Aviation said that three Saudi citizens were killed in two attacks on Thursday targeting parts of King Khalid International Airport and an aircraft belonging to Saudia. The statement said that other people were also injured.
No responsibility for those attacks was disclosed either. The Houthis said that later the same evening they had carried out attacks using ballistic and cruise missiles targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Najran Airport in the south of the country and an air base in Khamis Mushait province in the southwest.
Attacks targeting Abha and King Khalid airports
Attacks targeting Abha and King Khalid international airports were carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday. Saudi authorities said that three people of Moroccan, Algerian and Sudanese nationality were killed and 36 people were injured in the attacks.
Widest escalation since the ceasefire in Yemen
The attacks took place amid the most extensive military escalation that began in July 2026, compared with the relatively calm period that followed the ceasefire between the Yemeni government and the Houthis that began in April 2022.
Fighting has continued in Yemen since September 2014, when the Houthis seized control of the capital, Sana’a, and some provinces. The Saudi-led Arab coalition intervened in March 2015 to support the Yemeni government.
