UAE says air defenses detected no Iranian missiles or drones

The United Arab Emirates said Thursday that its air defense systems did not detect any ballistic missiles, cruise missiles or unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Iran, according to the state-run WAM news agency.

The Ministry of Defense said the update followed what it described as the onset of “blatant Iranian attacks.”

Since those attacks began, UAE air defenses have engaged 537 ballistic missiles, 26 cruise missiles and 2,256 UAVs, the ministry said, according to WAM.

No injuries were recorded in recent hours, the ministry said, keeping the total number of injured at 224.

Those injured include individuals of various nationalities, including Emirati, Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, Afghan, Bahraini, Comorian, Turkish, Iraqi, Nepalese, Nigerian, Omani, Jordanian, Palestinian, Ghanaian, Indonesian, Swedish, Tunisian, Moroccan and Russian nationals, the ministry said.

No new fatalities were reported in the past hours, according to the statement.

Since the onset of the attacks, the total number of martyrs has reached two, in addition to what the ministry described as the martyrdom of a Moroccan civilian contracted with the Armed Forces.

The total number of civilian fatalities stands at 10, involving Pakistani, Nepalese, Bangladeshi, Palestinian, Indian and Egyptian nationals, the ministry said.