Iran-backed Houthi missile intercepted over Abu Dhabi as Herzog visits UAE

Early Sunday morning we observed the benefits of President Trump’s strong and brilliant foreign policy, when the President of Israel was warmly recieved by the crown prince of the UAE. By Sunday afternoon we observed the consequences of the Biden Administration’s weak and feckless foreign policy, when the Iran backed Houthi terrorists fired missiles over Abu Dhabi.

The Iran-sponsored Houthi attacks against the international community in the UAE underscore the hard reality that lifting of sanctions against Iran will provide resources to the elements behind these attacks.

— Norman Roule (@Norman_Roule) January 30, 2022

Houthi missile intercepted over Abu Dhabi as Herzog visits UAE

President Isaac Herzog was confirmed to be safe amid the attack. His visit to the UAE will continue as planned.

By Jerusalem Post, January 30, 2022

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Air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthis over Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, as Israeli President Isaac Herzog was conducting an official visit to the country on Sunday night.

The reports of air defenses being activated came out shortly after the Houthis announced that they would be releasing details about a large-scale military operation “in the depths of the UAE.”

The Emirati Defense Ministry stated that the attack did not cause any injuries or damage as the remnants of the missile fell in an unpopulated area.

Air traffic movement is continuing normal and all flights are operating as usual, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority said, according to Emirati state news outlet WAM.

Shortly after the attack, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen announced that it had destroyed a ballistic missile launchpad in the al-Jawf Governorate in Yemen. Footage of the attack on the launchpad was shared on social media by the Emirati Defense Ministry.

UAE MOD Joint Operations Command announces at 00:50 UAE time the destruction of platform for ballistic missile launched from Al-Jawf, Yemen towards UAE. Missile was intercepted at 00:20 by air defences. Video of successful destruction of missile platform and launch site pic.twitter.com/CY1AoAzfrp

— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) January 30, 2022

Herzog was updated about the incident and he and his entourage are safe. The visit is expected to continue as planned.

In response to the attack, New Hope MK Zvi Hauser reiterated his calls for Israel to declare the Houthis a terrorist organization.

“Tonight’s attack was not just an attmept to harm the Emiratis, but an attempt to damage relations between the two countries [Israel and the UAE] and disrupt an Israeli president’s first visit to the country,” he tweeted.

Hauser had previously proposed that Israel do so in solidarity with the UAE.

“The Houthis have an ideology that is hostile to Israel and the West, and tout the slogan ‘Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews and victory for Islam,’” Hauser said at the time, pointing out that this was originally an Iranian motto.

“Their desire to strike Israel, as the long arm of Tehran is proven,” Hauser stated. “Iran stands behind the organization and helps it economically and militarily, providing it with weaponry and training its people.”

The attack comes a week after the UAE intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis towards the Gulf country.

For more than six years, the Houthis have been battling a Saudi-led coalition that includes the UAE, repeatedly carrying out cross-border missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, launching an unprecedented assault on the UAE on January 17.

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