UAE air defense forces on Monday tapped and destroyed ballistic missiles launched by Houthi Yemeni terrorist groups against him, the State Defense Department said, in the midst of a historic visit by President Israc Herzog Israel.
No victims resulting from the attacks and fragments of ballistic missiles fell outside the population, the ministry said in a statement to the country’s official WAM news agency.
UAE air defense forces and coalition command have succeeded in destroying missile launchers in Yemen after identifying site locations, he said.
In a tweet, the ministry said that the platform for the launch of a ballistic missile at Al Jawf in Yemen was destroyed at 12:50 a.m. (local time).
Video destruction is also distributed.
The ministry also stressed his full readiness to handle threats, adding that it would take all the necessary steps to protect the UAE from any attack.
It also asked the public to follow the news about the latest missile attacks from the official UAE Authority.
Meanwhile, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said that the movement of normal air traffic and all flights operated as usual because there was no impact on air traffic.
In a statement for WAM, GCAA said that there was no impact on flights and airports produced from the interception of ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi terrorist militia in the country.
Abu Dhabi and Dubai are important global flight centers in the region.
GCAA also asked the public to refer to official sources for all information and updates.
The missile attack came for hours after President Israel Herzog met with the crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan.
In September 2020, Israel and UAE normalized their relationship in the AS-Broker Agreement with Emirates into the first Gulf State to establish a formal bond with the Jewish state, and the third Arab country who had done it after Egypt and Jordan in 1979 and Jordan in 1979 and Jordan In 1979 and 1994, respectively.
Last month, during a historic visit, Israeli Prime Minister Naphtali Bennett visited the UAE and met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
Last week, UAE tapped and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthi terror group to the Abu Dhabi’s mother.
On the morning of January 17, Houthi Yemeni rebels were targeting fuel depots in Abu Dhabi and the city’s main airport, increasing tensions in the oil exports area.
They target the MUSAFF ICAD 3 area and a new construction area at Abu Dhabi International Airport, both of which are civil infrastructure.
The attack, which led to the explosion of three petroleum tankers, killed two Indians and one national Pakistani and injured six other civilians.
The UN Security Council has strongly condemned “the attack on” cruel “terror in Abu Dhabi where two Indians and Pakistani civilians were killed and expressed condolences to the families of the victims.
In a press statement issued by the Council of 15-Nation, the strong UN organ was condemned in the strongest term vile terrorist attacks in Abu Dhabi on January 17, and on other sites in Saudi Arabia.
The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of Houthi’s attack and to the Government of India and Pakistan, and they hoped for a quick and full recovery to those who were injured, said the statement.
Board members reiterated that terrorism in all forms and manifestations is one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.
The day after the January 17 attack, the UAE government forbade all private drone fly operations and light sports aircraft in the Gulf country for a month.
According to the statement, the prohibition also includes air spots and sailing.
Houthi rebels have been responsible for several drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities in the past.
