UAE intercepts more drones, missiles as conflict rages on

The Ministry of Defence announced that the UAE air defence systems detected seven ballistic missiles, intercepting and destroying six of them, while one ballistic missile fell inside the country.

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The ministry added that air defences also detected 131 drones, intercepting 125 of them, while six fell within the UAE territory.

The ministry stated that since the start of the blatant Iranian aggression, 196 ballistic missiles launched towards the UAE have been detected, with 181 destroyed, 13 falling into the sea and two landing within the State territory.

A total of 1,072 Iranian drones had also been detected, of which 1,001 were intercepted, while 71 fell within the country. Eight cruise missiles were also detected and destroyed.

The attacks resulted in three fatalities of Pakistani, Nepali and Bangladeshi nationalities, as well as 94 minor injuries among individuals of Emirati, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, Afghan, Bahraini, Comorian and Turkish nationalities.

Meanwhile, authorities in Abu Dhabi reported an incident in the ICAD 2 area where falling debris struck two locations following the successful interception of a drone by air defences.

The incident resulted in minor to moderate injuries for six individuals from Pakistan and Nepal.