The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said its air defence systems intercepted a fresh wave of Iranian attacks, responding to 79 projectiles, including 23 ballistic missiles and 56 drones, in a single day, according to a statement by the Ministry of Defence posted on X.
“UAE Air Defences engaged Iranian ballistic and cruise missiles and UAV attacks,” the ministry said, providing a cumulative snapshot of hostilities.
Since the start of the war, the UAE claims to have intercepted 498 ballistic missiles, 23 cruise missiles, and 2,141 drones.
الدفاعات الجوية الإماراتية تتعامل مع الصواريخ الباليستية والجوالة والمسيرات الإيرانية.
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The ministry confirmed casualties from the attacks, including two Emirati soldiers and one Moroccan contractor. Civilian fatalities stand at 10, spanning nationals from Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Palestine, India, and Egypt, with 217 others reported injured since the conflict began.
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Earlier Al Jazeera reported that Iranian authorities said US-Israeli strikes targeted two petrochemical facilities in the southern Khuzestan province, while another attack on the Bushehr nuclear site killed one person. Tehran also claimed it had downed two US warplanes, one over Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province and another in the Gulf, with two crew members rescued and at least one still missing.
According to a report in Al Jazeera, Jordan, too, reported sustained incoming fire. In a statement carried by the Petra news agency, the Jordanian Armed Forces said Iran had launched 161 missiles and 120 drones towards its territory since the outbreak of the conflict.
“All Iranian attacks targeted vital facilities and sites within Jordanian territory, meaning they were not incidental,” the statement said, adding that all but 20 of the incoming projectiles were successfully intercepted.
The ongoing Iran war has triggered a sweeping humanitarian emergency, with thousands killed and millions displaced within just weeks, according to the World Health Organization.
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At a media briefing, Hanan Balkhy, the WHO's Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, described the conflict as one of the most “far-reaching crises” in recent decades.
Balkhy said that more than 3,300 people were killed, over 30,000 reported injuries, more than 4.3 million people displaced and 116 verified attacks were reported on healthcare facilities.
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