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UAE slams deadly Jerusalem shooting ‘in the strongest terms’

By Nava Freiberg 8 September 2025, 3:11 pm 4 Edit

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

The United Arab Emirates condemns “in the strongest terms” the shooting attack by two Palestinian terrorists from the West Bank in Jerusalem this morning, in a statement from Abu Dhabi’s Foreign Ministry.

The statement reiterates the UAE’s “permanent rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism aimed at undermining security and stability,” and sends “sincere condolences” to “the families of the victims, and to the State of Israel and its people.”

Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi normalized ties in the 2020 United States-brokered Abraham Accords, though Abu Dhabi has recently warned those ties could be threatened as Israel reportedly weighs West Bank annexation in response to moves by Western countries to recognize a Palestinian state.

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