A newspaper report stated,Wall Street JournalOn Monday, Saudi Arabia and the UAE agreed to exchange intelligence information related to the Iranian attack on Israel before it occurs, while Jordan said it would allow its airspace to be used by the United States and other countries.
The Wall Street Journal quoted officials as saying, “Two days before the attack, Iranian officials briefed their counterparts from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states on the broad outlines and timing of their plan to launch large-scale strikes on Israel so that those countries could protect their airspace.”
According to the newspaper, American officials asked Arab governments to exchange intelligence information about Iran’s plans to strike Israel and to help intercept drones and missiles launched from Iran and other countries towards Israel.
In the newspaper’s opinion, the initial response from many Arab governments was cautious, fearing Iranian retaliation.
The information was transferred to the United States, “which gave Washington and Israel decisive advance warning,” says the American newspaper.
The newspaper pointed out that this “collective defense offer” was the culmination of decades-long American efforts, aimed at establishing closer military relations between Israel and Arab countries “to confront the Iranian threat.”
And it was Israeli media Statements were attributed to an official Saudi website, “confirming” Riyadh’s participation in the coalition that repelled the Iranian attacks.
Israeli channel Kan News claimed that Saudi Arabia “admitted” that it had helped the newly formed regional military alliance – Israel, the United States, Jordan, the United Kingdom and France – repel the Iranian attack against the Jewish state early Sunday morning.
The Hebrew-language Kan report “details the participation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the joint military defense operation, which succeeded in thwarting an Iranian attack on Israel,” according to the TV website.That is 24“.
According to the report, 99% of Iranian drones and missiles were intercepted and neutralized before they reached their intended targets.
The A24 report continues that many of these projectiles “penetrated Jordanian and Saudi airspace on their way to Israel.”
Saudi denial
On Monday, sources from Saudi Arabia denied Riyadh’s participation in the coalition against the Iranian attack.
Al-Arabiya channel quoted sources it described as “informed” denying “any Saudi participation in intercepting Iranian attacks on Israel.”
In a statement by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following the Iranian attack, Abu Dhabi called “to exercise the utmost restraint, to avoid dangerous repercussions and the region being dragged into new levels of instability.”
The UAE’s statement did not indicate any contribution to repelling the Iranian attack on Israel.
As for Jordan, it confirmed on Sunday that it had intercepted “flying objects” that violated its airspace on Saturday night, coinciding with the missile and drone attack launched by Iran on Israel, pledging to confront any threat “from any party.”
Iran carried out an attack with drones and missiles on Israel on the night of Saturday and Sunday. It is the first direct attack of this kind launched by the Islamic Republic against Israel, about two weeks after the bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus.
On Sunday, the Israeli army announced in a statement that it had “thwarted” the attack, confirming that “99 percent” of the drones and missiles launched were intercepted, with the help of allies led by the United States.
The attack comes in the midst of the war in the Gaza Strip, which, since its outbreak last October, has raised fears of a regional escalation.
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