United States orders non-essential personnel to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalation

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The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia instructed non-essential government employees and their family members to leave the kingdom, following a security escalation.

According to Walla, the decision was made against the backdrop of a Houthi attack on airports and vital infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. According to the American assessment, the escalation could develop rapidly. According to Maariv, the embassy issued a security warning instructing people to save emergency contact numbers on their phones.

According to Srugim, the US Embassy announced the evacuation of the entire diplomatic and technical staff from the embassy facility and from the country immediately, on the instruction of the White House.