Houthi missile intercepted by UAE during historic Israeli visit raises tensions
ABC News
While Israeli’s president Isaac Herzog was on a historic visit to the UAE, officials announced that a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels was intercepted.
LONDON and JERUSALEM -- While Israeli’s president Isaac Herzog was in Abu Dhabi on a historic visit on Monday, United Arab Emirates officials announced that a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels had been intercepted, the third such attack in three weeks.
Tensions between the two countries have escalated as the Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for a Jan. 15 drone-and-missile attack on the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. fuel depot, killing three people and wounding six. It was the first deadly attack since 2018, when the UAE-backed forces were fighting the Houthis for control of the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.
“The operation led to a large number of death and wounded, including Emiratis,” Yahya Sare’e, spokesman of the Houthis, tweeted on Tuesday.
A Saudi-led coalition retaliated the day after with an airstrike on Yemen, killing about 80 people.