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UAE Condemns Drone Strike Near Barakah Nuclear Plant as Arab States Voice Solidarity

The strike on a nuclear‑adjacent site heightens safety concerns and regional risk.

Overview

  • - The UAE said a drone that crossed its western border on Sunday ignited a fire in a generator outside the Barakah plant’s inner perimeter with no injuries or radiological impact.
  • - Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain and others denounced the attack and pledged support, while Abu Dhabi stressed its right to respond and briefed the IAEA chief on the incident.
  • - Israeli media and other outlets reported stepped‑up U.S.–Israeli planning for possible joint strikes on Iran targeting energy and leadership nodes, though no final order has been announced.
  • - Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon after a U.S.‑brokered cease-fire was extended, with Lebanese authorities reporting thousands dead since March and fresh displacement from towns told to evacuate.
  • - Parallel security moves continued as the U.S. charged an alleged Kataib Hezbollah operative in New York and, in a joint operation with Nigeria, said it killed ISISWest Africa figure Abu Bilal al‑Minyooki, while Bahrain issued a life sentence in an IranHezbollah espionage case.