UAE shoots down ballistic missile fired by Houthis during Israeli president’s visit

The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels while Israel’s president was officially visiting the country.

The UAE’s “air defense intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi terrorist group towards the country," the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Twitter.

No damage was caused by the attack, the ministry said.

It added that debris fell in an unpopulated area and there were no casualties.