UAE air defenses intercept 19 ballistic missiles, 26 drones

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) air defense systems on Thursday engaged 19 ballistic missiles and 26 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) launched from Iran, Report informs via Gulf Today.

Since the start of the blatant Iranian attacks, UAE air defense systems have engaged 457 ballistic missiles, 19 cruise missiles, and 2,038 drones.

The attacks resulted in the killing of two members of the armed forces while performing their national duty, in addition to the death of a Moroccan civilian contracted by the Armed Forces, as well as nine fatalities of Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi, Palestinian and Indian nationalities.

A total of 191 people were also injured, with injuries ranging from minor to moderate and severe.