UAE says it’s investigating source of 3 drone attacks, one of which hit nuclear plant

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17 May 2026, 5:29 pm

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Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.

The United Arab Emirates intercepted three UAVs that entered the country from its western border today and is investigating the source of the attacks, the UAE Defense Ministry says in a statement.

Two of the UAVs were successfully intercepted, while the third “struck an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Al Dhafra Region,” the statement says.

“Investigations are underway to determine the source of the attacks,” the ministry adds, saying, “Further details will be announced upon completion of the investigations.”