Within minutes of being posted on Twitter, one of the images—which shows the little kid clutching the female soldier while donning a white and yellow t-shirt and shorts—attracted hundreds of shares and likes.
Many social media users praised the female soldier, saying the image embodied the highest ideals of humanity and compassion. How could this Saudi soldier embrace this child with such care and compassion, as if she were his mother, a Twitter user questioned.
Nearly 200 Saudis and other nationals were evacuated from the war-torn Sudan on Monday, and the photo of the woman soldier from the Ministry of Defence holding the boy was taken as she got off the ship at Jeddah Islamic Port.
Pictures of a Saudi woman soldier holding a baby boy who dozed off while being evacuated from the war-torn Sudan quickly went viral on social media.
Within minutes of being posted on Twitter, one of the images—which shows the little kid clutching the female soldier while donning a white and yellow t-shirt and shorts—attracted hundreds of shares and likes.
Many social media users praised the female soldier, saying the image embodied the highest ideals of humanity and compassion. How could this Saudi soldier embrace this child with such care and compassion, as if she were his mother, a Twitter user questioned.
Nearly 200 Saudis and other nationals were evacuated from the war-torn Sudan on Monday, and the photo of the woman soldier from the Ministry of Defence holding the boy was taken as she got off the ship at Jeddah Islamic Port.
