UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president visits

As negotiators in Vienna now attempt to save the accord and Emirati-backed forces press on the Houthis, the rebels are launching their longest-range attacks yet

Israeli president Isaac Herzog, centre, and First Lady Michal Herzog are received by UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi. Picture: GPO via AP

The United Arab Emirates has intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels as the Israeli president visits the country, authorities said – the third such attack in recent weeks.

The attack during Isaac Herzog’s visit only fuels the ongoing tensions affecting the wider Persian Gulf, which has seen a series of attacks as Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers collapsed and Yemen’s war rages.