An attack has struck King Fahd International Airport in the eastern Saudi city of Dammam, leaving one person dead and eight others injured, according to the country's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).

Separately on the same day, two more people were killed when a drone attempting to attack a Saudi Aramco facility at the Shaybah oilfield was shot down.

Meanwhile, amid ongoing attacks by Houthi rebels, the U.S. Department of State has ordered the evacuation of its diplomats and their family members from Saudi Arabia.

According to media outlet Al Jazeera, Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) disclosed details of the attack on Dammam's King Fahd Airport in a statement issued on Wednesday (October 21).

GACA stated that the injured individuals suffered varying degrees of injuries, ranging from minor to severe, and all have been admitted to hospitals for medical treatment.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Saudi Ministry of Energy reported that air defense systems intercepted and shot down a drone attempting to strike a Saudi Aramco facility in the Shaybah oilfield, resulting in two fatalities.

This marks the latest in a series of attacks targeting Saudi airports amid escalating conflict between Houthi forces and Yemen's internationally recognized government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia.

Earlier last week, Saudi Arabia reported that a missile or other projectile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on October 11 left one person dead and 11 injured.

Just a day prior, on October 10, the country's civil aviation authority reported that a separate attack on the same airport killed 12 people and injured more than 300.

Amid the continued Houthi attacks, the U.S. Department of State on Wednesday ordered the departure of diplomats and their families from its diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia.

Furthermore, U.S. officials told news agency Reuters that plans are also underway to evacuate family members of diplomats from American missions in several other Middle Eastern countries.

In light of these developments, the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh on Wednesday issued a security alert warning of potential further Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia.