Reuters
The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement as the UAE hosted Israel's President Isaac Herzog in a first such visit.
Washington condemned the assault, the third on U.S.-allied UAE within the last two weeks, including a deadly strike on the capital Abu Dhabi on Jan. 17, in an escalation of the Yemen war between the Houthis and a Saudi-led coalition.
The Emirati defence ministry said the latest missile attack was intercepted 20 minutes past midnight and that its debris fell on an uninhabited area. It did not say whether it was aimed at Abu Dhabi or Dubai, the region's business and tourism hub.
It came while Israel's president was visiting Abu Dhabi where he discussed security and bilateral relations with the UAE's de facto ruler Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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