UAE reports 1 death as Iran strikes trigger West Asia airspace shutdown

Patients rushed underground at Ichilov Hospital in Israel as Iranian missiles rain down. Pic/X@Jabesa14s airspace

The US and Israel's attack on Iran disrupted flights across countries in West Asia. At least eight states declared their airspace closed as the conflict erupted Saturday, including Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Syria also announced it had closed part of its airspace in the south along its border with Israel for 12 hours. In India, IndiGo and Air India temporarily suspended flights to and from West Asia in view of the evolving situation in Iran.

State media in the United Arab Emirates said one person had been killed in Abu Dhabi, but gave no details. The UAE offered its sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the family and relatives of the Pakistani victim who died as a result of Iranian attacks, stressing that targeting civilians and civilian objects is rejected by all legal and humanitarian standards. Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan, all of which have a US military presence, said they had intercepted the Iranian missiles.

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