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Israel offers UAE support after Houthi drone attack

Israel and the United States were swift to back Abu Dhabi amid an unprecedented drone attack by Iran-backed rebels.

Al-Monitor Staff
Al-Monitor Staff
Jan 18, 2022
Men stand next to a tank at a storage facility of oil giant ADNOC in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 17, 2022.
Men stand next to a tank at a storage facility of oil giant ADNOC in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 17, 2022. Three people were killed in a suspected drone attack that set off a blast and a fire in Abu Dhabi today, officials said, as Yemen's rebels announced military operations in the United Arab Emirates. — AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett offered to provide the United Arab Emirates with “security and intelligence support” following a deadly drone attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels yesterday.

Bennett’s office condemned the attack in a publicly released letter addressed to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed today. 

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