LONDON(RAHNUMA): Lt. Gen. Abdullah bin Hassan Al-Nuaimi, the Bahraini minister of defense, on Thursday visited people injured in Iranian missile and drone strikes on the country.
Al-Nuaimi, accompanied by Dr. Jaleela bint Al-Sayed Jawad Hassan, the health minister, checked on the victims’ condition and followed up on their treatment, according to the Bahrain News Agency.
Bahraini air defenses have intercepted and destroyed 154 Iranian ballistic missiles and 350 drones targeting the country since the end of February.
About 83 percent of Iranian strikes have been aimed at Jordan and Gulf Cooperation Council states, with only 17 percent targeting Israel, according to official data reported by Asharq Aawsat on Wednesday.
A Moroccan civilian contractor working with the UAE armed forces was killed by an Iranian missile strike on Bahrain on Tuesday.
Bahrain has not taken part in any US-led operations against Tehran. It said that Iran’s targeting of civilian areas and private property with ballistic missiles and drones constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law and represents a direct threat to regional peace and security.
