Two people have been killed in Abu Dhabi after being hit by falling debris in the street, UAE officials said. The Gulf country was targeted by suspected Iranian drone and missile attacks in the early hours of March 26.
« Abu Dhabi authorities have responded to an incident involving falling debris in Sweihan Street, following the successful interception of a ballistic missile by air defence systems. The incident resulted in the deaths of two unidentified individuals, three injuries, and damage to a number of cars. Further updates will be provided in due course. The public is advised to obtain information only from official sources and to avoid spreading rumours or unverified information, » the official message read.
UAE air defences responded to incoming missile and drone attacks from Iran overnight. Explosions reported across the nation are being caused by Emirati air defence systems intercepting ballistic missiles and fighter jets intercepting drones and other aerial vehicles.
The fresh waves of attacks came hours after an Iranian national security expert said on state broadcaster IRIB that Iranian forces are « fully prepared » to invade the UAE and Bahrain « if America makes a mistake in the region ».
Iranian attacks have also injured five people in the central Israeli city of Kafr Qasim and one person in the occupied West Bank, the Times of Israel said. An Iranian military source told the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim that a new front could be opened in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz by force, the opposition Iran International reports.
U.S. President Donald Trump has put forward a 15-point proposal in a bid to end the war in the Middle East, but Iranian state media have reported that Iran has rejected the plan.
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