ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Tuesday condemned a recent spate of Yemeni Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia that Riyadh claimed wounded women and children, reaffirming the need for "peace and dialogue" in addressing regional crises.

Overnight, Houthi rebels launched strikes against Aramco facilities and other oil infrastructure in southern Saudi Arabia, coming as the two sides continue to escalate in what was a stagnant conflict that reignited after the Iran-backed Yemeni group accused Riyadh of bombing an airport in Sanaa in July to prevent an Iranian plane from landing.

Spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen Turki al-Maliki said the Houthis’ "senseless attacks" targeted civilian and economic sites in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan, and Najran cities, "resulting in injuries to 73 civilians, including women and children."

The strikes also led to the temporary shutdown of numerous oil facilities. 

"The Department of Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan Regional Government condemns the attacks that targeted cities and economic facilities in a number of cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which resulted in injuries among civilians, especially women and children," the KRG said in a statement.

"While expressing its full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its people, the Kurdistan Regional Government affirms its categorical rejection of targeting civilians and civilian facilities, or any actions that would endanger the lives of innocent people."

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed that the attacks were a response to an alleged 121 airstrikes carried out from Saudi military facilities in the preceding three days, vowing that "every aggression against our country and people will be met with a firm response."

According to an AFP tally, at least 500 people have been killed in the tit-for-tat strikes since Thursday.

"The Kurdistan Regional Government affirms that peace and dialogue are the best way to address crises and conflicts, and that continued escalation and violence will only deepen the state of instability in the region, negatively impacting the people and their security," the KRG statement concluded.

In 2015, Saudi Arabia led a military coalition that intervened in Yemen to support the government in quashing a Houthi uprising, giving rise to a lengthy civil war that saw Riyadh come under stark international criticism for alleged war crimes and indiscriminate bombardment.

Since that juncture, the forces of the official Yemeni government have cooperated closely with Saudi troops, with whom they share a presence at numerous military bases across Yemen.