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Egypt Independent
The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Monday.
The attack came as the UAE hosted Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, in his first official visit to the Gulf business and tourism hub. Washington condemned the assault, the third on US-allied UAE in the last two weeks, including a deadly hit on Abu Dhabi on 17 January.
“The missile was intercepted 20 minutes past midnight, in which its debris fell on an uninhabited area” UAE’s Defence Ministry said in a statement, however, it did not mention whether it was aimed at Abu Dhabi or Dubai.
The Houthi’s Information Minister said in a Twitter post that it was a “welcome for the leadership of the Zionist entity”, referring to Herzog’s visit.
The Houthis, who have repeatedly carried out missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, have warned they will continue targeting the UAE unless it stopped “interfering” in Yemen.
