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--> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Kuwait\u2019s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that an 11-year-old girl was killed after being hit by falling shrapnel. \u201cResuscitation was performed in the ambulance while the girl was being transported to the hospital, and attempts continued for nearly half an hour upon arrival at Al-Amiri Hospital. However, she passed away due to her injuries,\u201d the ministry said on X.<\/p>\n<p>In Iraq, Al Jazeera Arabic reported that a drone targeted a logistical support facility of the US embassy in Baghdad, located near the Baghdad international airport. It followed a similar foiled drone attack on Tuesday near the airport, according to Iraq\u2019s security media cell.<\/p>\n<p>Two drones also targeted a US military base and a hotel in Erbil, in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, security sources told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after a building in Sulaimaniyah, in the Iraqi Kurdish region, was hit by a drone strike on Tuesday evening. Footage shared online and verified by Al Jazeera showed flames rising from a building amid reports of an explosion.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi \u2060Arabia\u2019s defence ministry said it \u2060intercepted and destroyed a drone \u200cin the country\u2019s Eastern Province. It did not immediately \u2060provide further \u2060details on the drone\u2019s \u2060origin or \u2060whether \u2060the incident caused any damage \u200cor casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the day, a projectile hit Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ras Tanura refinery, the biggest domestic oil refinery operated by Saudi Aramco, according to two sources cited by Reuters. The report comes after Saudi Arabia shut down operations at the plant several days ago after a fire broke out that officials said was caused by debris from the interception of two Iranian drones.<\/p>\n<p>Strikes were also reported in the United Arab Emirates at the US consulate in Dubai and a port in the city of Fujairah.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE\u2019s Defence Ministry said its defences downed three ballistic missiles and 121 drones, while eight drones landed inside the country.<\/p>\n<p>The US embassy in Saudi Arabia and the US consulate in the UAE came under drone attacks on Tuesday, and the US State Department said on Wednesday that it had authorised nonemergency government personnel to evacuate.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said France\u2019s Rafale jets have neutralised Iranian drones targeting the UAE, where hundreds of French navy, air force and army personnel are based.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar\u2019s Defence Ministry said it intercepted 10 drones and two cruise missiles launched from Iran. Qatar Airways said its flight operations remained \u201ctemporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Iran began hitting targets in Israel as well as US military assets in Gulf states after initial US-Israeli strikes on February 28, and the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the barrage of drones, Al Jazeera\u2019s Zein Basravi, reporting from Qatar\u2019s capital Doha, said the volume and frequency of the attacks on the Gulf were decreasing.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, \u201cthe issue is that it does not take too many attacks to close airspace or cause disruptions,\u201d Basravi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo even if Iran is able to maintain a low level of attacks, that will continue being a problem for the GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] countries caught up in this conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRGC says the attacks are among its \u2018first powerful steps\u2019 as it continues strikes on US assets in Gulf countries. 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