Jordanian foreign minister visits citizens injured in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport

• Safadi delivered well wishes from King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II
• Safadi thanked Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and local medical teams for caring for the injured

Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi visited two Jordanian citizens receiving medical treatment in Riyadh on Wednesday following an attack by Houthis on King Khalid International Airport.

Safadi conveyed well wishes for a speedy recovery from King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, affirming royal directives to extend all necessary assistance during their hospitalization.

بتوجيهٍ من جلالة الملك عبدالله الثاني، عاد نائب رئيس الوزراء ووزير الخارجية وشؤون المغتربين أيمن الصفدي @AymanHsafadi اليوم خلال زيارته إلى المملكة العربية السعودية الشقيقة المواطنتين الأردنيتين اللتين كانتا أصيبتا خلال الهجوم الإرهابي لميليشيا الحوثي على مطار الملك خالد الدولي بتاريخ ١٠ تشرين الأول ٢٠٢٦، وما تزالان تتلقيان العلاج في الرياض. ونقل الصفدي للمواطنتين تمنيات جلالة الملك وسمو الأمير الحسين بن عبدالله الثاني، ولي العهد، الشفاء العاجل، وتوجيهات جلالته تقديم كل ما تحتاجان من مساعدة. واطمأن الصفدي من طاقم المستشفيين اللذين تتعالج فيهما المواطنتان على صحتيهما، وشكر طواقم المستشفيين على العناية بهما. وكان الصفدي شكر سمو الأمير فيصل بن فرحان آل سعود، وزير خارجية المملكة العربية السعودية الشقيقة، خلال لقائه معه قُبَيل عيادة المريضتين، على الرعاية التي قدمها الأشقاء في السعودية للمواطنتين، وللمواطنين الأردنيين الأربعة الآخرين الذين كانوا أصيبوا في الهجوم على المطار وتلقوا العلاج وغادروا المستشفيات. #الأردن

— وزارة الخارجية وشؤون المغتربين الأردنية (@ForeignMinistry) October 21, 2026

In a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Safadi checked on the health of the two citizens from the medical teams at the two hospitals where they are receiving treatment and thanked the hospital staff for their care.

The statement further highlighted Safadi's meeting with his Saudi counterpart prior to visiting the facility: "Safadi had thanked His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during his meeting with him shortly before visiting the two patients, for the care provided by Saudi authorities to the two citizens and to the four other Jordanian citizens who were injured in the attack on the airport and received treatment and left the hospitals."

The Oct. 10 attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh formed part of a broader escalation of Houthi missile and drone strikes targeting key aviation and infrastructure facilities across Saudi Arabia.

The strike on the capital's primary airport resulted in multiple casualties, structural damage, and widespread flight cancellations and suspensions across Saudi commercial airports.

Among those injured were six Jordanian nationals; four were treated and subsequently discharged, while two remain hospitalized in Riyadh receiving continued medical care.

In the attacks, one Jordanian national was killed and four others were injured.