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UAE did not participate in thwarting Iranian attack, senior Israeli official tells ToI
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
![Motorists drive past a billboard showing named Iranian ballistic missiles, with text in Arabic reading, 'The honest [person's] promise,' and in Persian, 'Israel is weaker than a spider's web,' in Valiasr Square in central Tehran, on April 15, 2024. (ATTA KENARE/ AFP)](https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2024/04/AFP__20240415__34PF68M__v1__HighRes__IranPalestinianIsraelUsConflict.jpg "Motorists drive past a billboard showing named Iranian ballistic missiles, with text in Arabic reading, 'The honest [person's] promise,' and in Persian, 'Israel is weaker than a spider's web,' in Valiasr Square in central Tehran, on April 15, 2024. (ATTA KENARE/ AFP)")
Motorists drive past a billboard showing named Iranian ballistic missiles, with text in Arabic reading, 'The honest [person's] promise,' and in Persian, 'Israel is weaker than a spider's web,' in Valiasr Square in central Tehran, on April 15, 2024. (ATTA KENARE/ AFP)
The United Arab Emirates did not participate in the interception of Iranian missiles and drones that were simultaneously launched at Israel over the weekend, a senior Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
The official says reports of broad Arab participation in thwarting the Iranian strike alongside Israel, US, the UK, France, and Jordan are exaggerated and inaccurate.
The UAE embassy in Washington does not immediately respond to a request for comment.
There have also been reports of Saudi participation in the interceptions, but Riyadh has not confirmed its involvement.
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