Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have both officially denied participating in intercepting Iranian drone and missile attacks against Israel. This clarification comes after initial reports, including statements from Jordanian and Saudi sources, claimed their involvement in the interceptions. The denials were reported by Al Arabiya and confirmed by senior Israeli officials. The confusion arose from a misattributed post on an official Saudi website, which Israeli media reported as an acknowledgment of Saudi involvement in the defense actions against Iran.
UPDATE: Saudi Arabia did NOT participate in intercepting Iranian drones and missiles launched at Israel, Al Arabiya reports This clarification follows statements attributed to an official Saudi website by Israeli media, which turned out to be false https://t.co/iv0C7yGDEO
NEW‼️ Saudi Arabia says it did NOT participate in the interception of Iranian drones and missiles to protect Israel - Al Arabiya https://t.co/hzKYPgRQHA
📍UAE did not participate in thwarting Iranian attack, senior Israeli official tells. https://t.co/j8hqzXtvBo
#SaudiArabia did not participate in intercepting Iranian drones and missiles launched at Israel, informed sources tell Al Arabiya. https://t.co/jV3faAP0qf https://t.co/H320uJ6vrX
Saudi Arabia has denied its participation in intercepting Iranian attacks on Israel, @AlArabiya reported, citing an informed official. Israeli media had earlier referred to an "unusual" post by the Saudi royal family that referenced a story on @kann_news about the Saudi… https://t.co/MyFvuqSjZl
SAUDI ARABIA DID NOT INTERCEPT THE IRANIAN ATTACKS ON ISRAEL - SOURCES
Al-Arabiya sources: There is no website that published a statement about Saudi participation in intercepting attacks against Israel #العربية_عاجل https://t.co/l7KO4iFV9Y
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERCEPTION OF IRAN'S DRONE AND MISSILE ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL, A SENIOR ISRAELI OFFICIAL TOLD TIMES OF ISRAEL || JORDAN AND SAUDI ARABIA HAD EARLIER PUBLICIZED THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERCEPTIONS
The United Arab Emirates did not participate in the interception of Iran's drone and missile attacks against Israel, a senior Israeli official told @TimesofIsrael. Jordan and Saudi Arabia had earlier publicized their participation in the interceptions.