قَطَرُ وَالْكُوَيْتُ تُعْلِنَانِ عَنْ هَجَمَاتٍ إِيرَانِيَّةٍ
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شَهِدَتْ عِدَّةُ دُوَلٍ عَرَبِيَّةٍ فِي الْخَلِيجِ هَجَمَاتٍ جَوِّيَّةً يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، السَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنْ يُولْيُو. وَقَالَتْ قَطَرُ وَالْكُوَيْتُ إِنَّ إِيرَانَ أَطْلَقَتْ صَوَارِيخَ وَطَائِرَاتٍ مُسَيَّرَةً نَحْوَهُمَا.
فِي قَطَرَ، أَوْقَفَتِ الدِّفَاعَاتُ الْجَوِّيَّةُ عَدَدًا مِنَ الْهَجَمَاتِ. وَسَقَطَتْ شَظِيَّةٌ فَأَصَابَتْ طِفْلًا، وَتَلَقَّى الْعِلَاجَ. وَفِي الْكُوَيْتِ، تَضَرَّرَتْ مَحَطَّةٌ لِلْكَهْرَبَاءِ وَتَحْلِيَةِ الْمِيَاهِ. وَأَطْفَأَتِ الْفِرَقُ حَرِيقًا فِي الْمَحَطَّةِ.
جَاءَتْ هٰذِهِ الْهَجَمَاتُ مَعَ زِيَادَةِ الْقِتَالِ بَيْنَ إِيرَانَ وَالْوِلَايَاتِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِ. وَتَخَافُ دُوَلُ الْخَلِيجِ مِنِ اتِّسَاعِ الْحَرْبِ. وَدَعَتْ دُوَلٌ، مِنْهَا الصِّينُ وَبَاكِسْتَانُ، إِلَى وَقْفِ الْقِتَالِ وَالْعَوْدَةِ إِلَى الْحِوَارِ.
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Qatar and Kuwait Report Iranian Aerial Attacks
Several Arab countries in the Gulf experienced aerial attacks on Friday, July 17. Qatar and Kuwait said that Iran launched missiles and drones toward them.
In Qatar, air defenses stopped a number of attacks. Falling shrapnel injured a child, who received treatment. In Kuwait, a power generation and water desalination plant was damaged. Teams put out a fire at the plant.
These attacks came as fighting increased between Iran and the United States. Gulf countries fear that the war will spread. Countries including China and Pakistan called for an end to the fighting and a return to dialogue.
Key Vocabulary
| Arabic | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|
| هَجَمَاتٍ جَوِّيَّةً | plural noun phrase | aerial attacks |
| أَطْلَقَتْ | verb | launched |
| طَائِرَاتٍ مُسَيَّرَةً | plural noun phrase | drones |
| الدِّفَاعَاتُ الْجَوِّيَّةُ | plural noun phrase | air defenses |
| شَظِيَّةٌ | noun | a piece of shrapnel |
| تَضَرَّرَتْ | verb | was damaged |
| تَحْلِيَةِ الْمِيَاهِ | noun phrase | water desalination |
| الْحِوَارِ | noun | dialogue |
Sources
- Al Jazeera: Gulf states come under Iranian fire as US strikes intensify
- The Peninsula Qatar: Qatar intercepts number of aerial attacks on Friday; child injured by shrapnel
- Associated Press: Iranian strike damages a Kuwait desalination plant, exposing water vulnerability in dry Mideast
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar: Qatar Strongly Condemns Iranian Attacks on Its Territory and Neighboring States
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