A dozen others from India and Bangladesh were injured as the strike hit a compound in central al-Kharj governorate, the Directorate of Saudi Civil Defence said in a statement on social media platform X.
“A military munition fell on a residential site, resulting in two deaths and (12) injuries among residents in Al-Kharj Governorate,” the civil defence agency said in the X post.
Detailing the strike, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence spokesperson said that the military projectile fell on a residential location belonging to one of the maintenance and cleaning companies.
“The incident resulted in one fatality of Indian nationality and 12 injuries, also of Indian and Bangladeshi nationalities, along with material damage,” the Saudi Civil Defence spokesperson said.
A black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse at the industrial area of Sharjah City in the United Arab Emirates following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday. (Source: AP/PTI)
The agency spokesperson said that, “attempts to target civilian objects constitute a clear violation of international humanitarian law, and that the approved procedures in such cases have been implemented.”
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This comes as war in West Asia between US-Israel and Iran widened after Tehran allegedly targeted civilian infrastructure when Bahrain accused the Islamic nation of hitting one of the desalination plants that are crucial for Gulf nations’ drinking water.
Anger and fear grew in the region following hundreds of Iranian missile and drone strike at several Gulf countries. Arab League chief Ahmed Abouel Gheit criticised Tehran for a “reckless policy” of attacking Arab countries.
The war, which began with US and Israel’s joint airstrike on Iran on February 28 that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, has killed at least 1,230 people in Iran, at least 397 in Lebanon and at least 11 in Israel, according to officials, AP reported.
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US-Israel-Iran War: Plumes of smoke rise as strikes hit the city during the US–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo) 
