Netanyahu Condemns Houthi Airport Attack in Saudi Arabia
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly condemned a Houthi attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on October 11, which killed 12 people and injured hundreds. Netanyahu expressed condolences to the victims' families and wished the injured a recovery. The statement is a rare diplomatic gesture, as Israel and Saudi Arabia lack official relations, despite ongoing US-mediated normalization talks.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned a Houthi attack on Riyadh's airport that killed 12.
- The attack on King Khalid International Airport also injured hundreds of people.
- Netanyahu's statement offered condolences and well wishes to the victims and their families.
- The condemnation is a rare diplomatic gesture between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
- Normalization talks between Israel and Saudi Arabia, mediated by the US, have not yet succeeded.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a strong condemnation of a Houthi attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, which resulted in 12 fatalities and hundreds of injuries. "I most strongly condemn the monstrous terrorist act at King Khalid International Airport, which claimed the lives of 12 innocent people and led to the injury of hundreds more," Netanyahu stated in a message released on October 11 via the Prime Minister's Office's official X account. On behalf of the citizens of Israel, Netanyahu extended condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery to those wounded. This public statement of support for Saudi Arabia is considered a rare diplomatic gesture, as Israel and Saudi Arabia do not maintain official diplomatic relations. While the United States has been mediating normalization talks between the two nations, no agreement has been reached thus far.
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