The UAE authorities announced that a technical malfunction in the alert system led to the emergency messages warning of a possible missile threat being sent to residents, according to Israeli media. No actual missile fire was detected.
Israel's N12 reported Friday evening that the UAE Ministry of Interior said a technical glitch caused the emergency missile alert sent to residents in Dubai and other emirates earlier that afternoon. The clarification came roughly 90 minutes after the initial alert at 16:24 Jerusalem, according to The Zioneer's report at the time. Officials stated no actual missile fire was detected, and advised the public to disregard the warning.
This update follows a volatile thread on Friday: at 16:19 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported sirens and explosions in the UAE, with residents told to resume routine (versions 7–10). By 16:19, sources said the incident appeared to be a cyberattack (versions 12, 14), a claim cited by Israeli media before the interior ministry's official false-alarm confirmation (version 16) at 16:19. The UKMTO had initially suggested a vessel strike off the coast (version 13), which was superseded by the glitch explanation. The corroboration evolved from single security-source reports through multiple newsrooms to an on-record government statement.
As The Zioneer reported on June 14, a similar technical malfunction triggered sirens across Jordan, which the Jordanian government attributed to a technical failure with no threat identified.
No further technical details about the component failure have been released, and it remains unclear why the glitch occurred.
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