<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Footage shows a drone striking the ground in Dubai's upmarket Palm Jumeirah district </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-launch-attack-on-iran-live-updates-us-begins-major-combat-operations--israel-launches-attack-on-irans-capital/2a7ce3d3-dbba-413c-9053-397468cc6bec" rel="" target="" title="as Iran carried out retaliatory attacks in the Middle East"><span>as Iran carried out retaliatory attacks in the Middle East</span></a><span>, throwing off debris that damaged a luxury hotel and injured multiple people.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Video obtained and verified by CNN shows the moment the projectile, reported to be rogue missile debris, hits the ground and sets the luxury Fairmont Hotel on fire.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Shrapnel injured four people.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-launch-attack-on-iran-live-updates-us-begins-major-combat-operations--israel-launches-attack-on-irans-capital/2a7ce3d3-dbba-413c-9053-397468cc6bec" target="_blank" title="Iran launches retaliatory attacks on US bases, Israel"><strong><span>Iran launches retaliatory attacks on US bases, Israel</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/iran-strikes-smart-traveller-advice-travel-disruption-government-warnings-to-australians/30be8460-140d-4612-924d-7e41a1d1251b" target="_blank" title="Aussies warned against travelling to Qatar, UAE in wake of strikes on Iran"><strong><span>Aussies warned against travelling to Qatar, UAE in wake of strikes on Iran</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tourists across the popular holiday destination watched missiles be shot down in the sky above them, the retaliatory attacks by Iran triggering travel chaos across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with flights cancelled and airspace across the Middle East drastically emptied.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Carina Rossi, a senior editor at nine.com.au, is staying at Atlantis - The Palm, located at the tip of the Palm Jumeirah district, and saw debris falling into the hotel pool about the same time as the explosion near the Fairmont.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-strike-on-iran-footage-of-drones-in-dubai/e3fd2380-3cbd-424c-a2c9-df63ac5979e2" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rossi said she and other hotel guests "panicked" and ran to the beach after seeing debris fall from the sky right in front of them.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The debris didn't explode, thankfully. But it was a loud bang, something I'd never heard before," Rossi told nine.com.au.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her Emirates flight, due to leave Dubai on Saturday, was cancelled.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She and other guests were then woken to an alert which urged them to seek shelter amid imminent missile threats.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"When we got the alert at 12.30 we could instantly hear explosions in the distance," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rossi is safe and back at her hotel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Australian government has advised travellers to avoid the UAE among a slew of other Middle Eastern countries in the wake of the US-Israel joint strike on Iran.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-strikes-on-iran-full-speech-transcript/4dabc670-7f04-4d01-8e29-fffdce9c0836" target="_blank" title="Trump tells Iranian officials to lay down arms or 'face death'"><strong><span>Trump tells Iranian officials to lay down arms or 'face death'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Debris from an intercepted drone has also damaged the Burj Al Arab, a famous seven-star hotel in Dubai.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Debris caused a minor fire on the hotel's outer facade, Dubai's Media Office confirmed in a post on X."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Civil Defence teams responded immediately and brought the incident under control," the spokesperson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No injuries have been reported."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>How has Iran responded?</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on Saturday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iran has retaliated with an unprecedented wave of strikes across the Middle East, targeting several nearby countries that host US military bases, as well as Israel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When the US and Israel last struck Iran in June, they targeted its stockpile of ballistic missiles, hampering its ability to retaliate.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iran could be trying to make use of its arsenal while it still has it.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As well as the UAE, blasts have also been reported in Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain, as well as in Iran's key regional rival, Saudi Arabia, which vowed to take "all necessary measures" to defend itself.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A drone strike caused damage and minor injuries at Kuwait International Airport.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Qatar and Jordan intercepted missiles targeting their countries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One person was reportedly killed by falling debris after air defences intercepted missiles targeting sites in Abu Dhabi.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The clashes have also disrupted traffic in the Strait of Hormuz – a crucial shipping route located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The US hasn't suffered any combat-related casualties in its operation against Iran and damage to US military installations has been minimal, US Central Command said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>-- Reporting with CNN</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> 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