This screenshot, taken from a video, shows a man riding past as smoke rises from a fire that authorities say was caused by a successful interception, in the Al Quoz industrial area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Friday. (AP Photo)
Live news updates on attacks from Dubai, UAE and Abu Dhabi today: like him US-Israel war with Iran Entering its third week on Saturday, the United Arab Emirates reported that it intercepted seven ballistic missiles and 27 drones launched from Iran on Friday. The death toll rises to six and 141 injured. In a major development, the United States said it has bombed “all military targets” on Iran’s Kharg Island, threatening to continue attacks on the island’s oil infrastructure if Iran continues to prevent ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has warned of retaliatory attacks against facilities in the region owned by oil companies that coordinate with the United States.
At least 1,300 people have been killed in Iran since the war began, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday, CNN reported. In southern Lebanon, an Israeli strike killed nine members of a family, including five children.
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Hezbollah reaction: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said Friday that his group will not allow Israel to eradicate it. He called on the Lebanese government to stop making “free concessions.” “We will not allow the enemy to achieve his goal of eliminating our existence,” he said in a televised speech.
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Here are other major updates:
• The US government is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on key Iranian leaders, including new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani is among those on the list.
• According to UAE state media, the government has ordered the arrest of at least 10 people for posting clips of the country’s air defense systems intercepting airstrikes. Abu Dhabi also arrested at least 45 people for filming and spreading misinformation during the attacks.
• Responding to a question from a BBC journalist about how long the war will last, Trump said: “I can’t tell you that. I mean, I have my own idea, but what’s the point? It’ll last as long as it needs to. They’ve been decimated.”
• Qatar’s Interior Ministry had earlier ordered evacuations in some parts of the country as a “temporary precautionary measure.” He later clarified that the order applies only to residents in specific areas who received notifications through the National Alert System.
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