The President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, held a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the UAE’s state news agency. Both leaders condemned recent Iranian attacks and expressed solidarity with each other. Netanyahu affirmed Israel’s support for the UAE’s efforts to ensure national security, stability, and the safety of its citizens.

Israel’s Arabic-language X account stated that Netanyahu described the attacks as a clear violation of sovereignty and a threat to regional stability. The statement also noted that Israel, in coordination with the United States, had carried out strikes against Iran on February 28, reaffirming its unwavering solidarity with the UAE and full support for all measures to protect its security.

The UAE normalized relations with Israel in 2020 under a U.S.-brokered agreement, becoming the first Gulf nation to do so. Since then, economic and defense cooperation between the two countries has steadily expanded.