RIYADH: Employees of the Polish Embassy in Riyadh, including Ambassador Robert Rostek, joined residents in donating blood for victims of recent Houthi attacks in the Saudi capital. Rostek, who donated blood alongside embassy staff on Wednesday, told Arab News: “Our participation in the blood donation campaign came straight from the bottom of our hearts.” “The staff of the Polish Embassy in Riyadh are deeply moved by the suffering of people and families affected by the recent attacks and felt a genuine need to help,” he said. “We believe solidarity and compassion should be expressed not only through words but also through actions. By joining this noble initiative, we wanted to show our support for the victims and their families, as well as our solidarity with the people of Saudi Arabia during these difficult times,” Rostek said. He said the embassy had also joined the Saudi honorary blood donation campaign recently launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Polish Embassy also shared a photo on Wednesday of the deputy defense attache, Tomasz Sadzinski, taking part, saying their staff's donations were intended to help victims of the attacks. “Employees of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Riyadh, including the deputy defense attache, donated blood for the victims of the recent attacks on Saudi Arabia,” it said on X. “In this way, they joined the Saudi honorary blood donation campaign. Solidarity matters.” More foreign diplomats in Saudi Arabia have been joining a nationwide blood donation campaign following the deadly Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport. The campaign, launched on Oct. 6 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, comes as attacks by the Iran-backed group continue. Two strikes on the airport killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 300. The British Embassy in Riyadh posted photos on Wednesday on X showing staff members donating blood. “Alongside our Saudi friends and partners, members of the British Embassy Riyadh team joined the nationwide blood donation campaign,” it said. While the British and Polish embassies highlighted staff participation, the Canadian Embassy encouraged Canadians in Riyadh to donate. “Solidarity can also mean lending a hand,” it said in a Wednesday post on X, directing prospective donors to King Faisal Specialist Hospital. The embassies’ posts drew messages of gratitude from social media users, who welcomed the gestures of support. “Thanks a lot for supporting Saudi — we appreciate that so much,” Aliah Saleh commented on the Polish Embassy’s post. Others also left thank-you messages. Responding to the British Embassy’s post, Abdullah Al-Tamimi wrote: “We express our gratitude for this wonderful humanitarian initiative by our friends in Britain, represented by members of the British Embassy. Thank you.” Another commenter, Ali Al-Qahtani, said the participation reflected ties that extended beyond diplomacy. “Gestures like this reflect the depth of the partnership between our two kingdoms, well beyond the formal channels of diplomacy,” he wrote. “Thank you for standing with us.”