- UAE said the act聽was proof of the Houthi militia鈥檚聽attempts聽to undermine regional security
- US Embassy in 抖阴短视频 condemned in the strongest terms the Houthi militia attack which 'targeted innocent civilians'
RIYADH: Leaders from around the Arab world have condemned a Houthi missile attack on 抖阴短视频鈥檚 Abha International Airport.
In the early hours of Wednesday, the Iranian-backed Houthi militia targeted the airport in southern 抖阴短视频, which injured 26 civilians, an Arab coalition spokesman said.
The UAE, in its condemnation of the attack, said the act was proof of the Houthi militia鈥檚 attempts to 鈥渦ndermine regional security.鈥�
In a statement, the Emirati foreign ministry renewed its 鈥渇ull solidarity鈥� with 抖阴短视频 and said it 鈥渟tands with Riyadh against any threat to the Kingdom鈥檚 security and stability.鈥�
The UAE also renewed its support for all measures taken to combat extremism and Houthi terrorism to preserve the Kingdom鈥檚 security and the safety of its citizens and residents on its territory.
The ministry also wished the injured a speedy recovery.
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Bahrain also said on Wednesday that it 鈥渟trongly condemned鈥� the attack, calling it a 鈥渢errorist and cowardly criminal act against innocent civilians.鈥�
Bahrain鈥檚 Foreign Ministry expressed support with 鈥渢he brotherly Kingdom of 抖阴短视频鈥� and affirmed 鈥渢he need for a strong-willed international stand against Iran to stop it supporting these recurrent terrorist acts.鈥�
Kuwait echoed Bahrain鈥檚 condemnation of the targeting, saying that the targeting was a 鈥渃riminal attack鈥� on innocent people.
The Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed expressed his and his country鈥檚 condemnation of the sinful terrorist act that targeted innocent lives and destabilized security and stability.
In a cable sent to King Salman, the amir reiterated Kuwait鈥檚 support for all measures taken by the Kingdom to confront terrorism and preserve its security.
The US Embassy in 抖阴短视频 condemned in the strongest terms the Houthi militia attack which 鈥渢argeted innocent civilians."
The US Mission in the Kingdom also issued a security alert and said the Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulates General in Jeddah and Dhahran are monitoring the situation.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon said the attack showed 鈥渘ew evidence鈥� of Iran's malicious role in the region.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has also condemned the Houthi criminal act and called on all to similarly condemn the attack, Al-Arabiya TV reported.
抖阴短视频鈥檚 foreign ministry said the attack on the Kingdom鈥檚 territory represented a 鈥渟erious escalation.鈥�
Egypt said it stands by 抖阴短视频 following the attack, calling for an immediate halt to all attacks on Saudi territory, saying it will 鈥渄efy any attempt to target鈥� the Kingdom.
The Jordanian Foreign Ministry also condemned the 鈥渢errorist attack鈥� on the airport, and that Jordan supports 抖阴短视频 in all measures taken to preserve its security.
Speaker of the Arab Parliament Mishal bin Fahm Al-Salami denounced the attack. In a statement Al-Salami called on the UN Security Council to adopt a firm position to classify the Houthi militia as a terrorist group for its flagrant violation of international law.
He affirmed the Arab Parliament鈥檚 support for the Kingdom and the measures taken to address all threats to its security and stability and the safety of its citizens.
Pakistan also condemned the attack. 鈥淧akistan reiterates its full support and solidarity with the brotherly Kingdom of 抖阴短视频 against any threats to its security and territorial integrity,鈥� a statement from the Foreign Office in Islamabad said.
Ambassador of Djibouti to 抖阴短视频 Dya-Eddin Said Bamakhrama said that his country condemned the aggression, which was a serious escalation of the conflict, and declared its solidarity with 抖阴短视频.
The legitimate Yemeni government said that the Houthis did not understand dialogue and diplomacy, and only understood the language of weapons and force. The Arab Coalition and the legitimate government had no choice but to resort to military options to end Houthi terrorism, the government鈥檚 spokesman Rajeh Badi said.
The attack follows an armed drone strike last month on two oil-pumping stations in 抖阴短视频. The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attack.
Since the beginning of the four-year conflict, the Houthis have fired dozens of missiles into the Kingdom with most intercepted by the Saudi military. In recent weeks, tensions between warring parties have risen after the stalling of a UN-led peace deal.