This is the moment Dubai’s iconic Palm Jumeirah resort was hit by falling debris from an Iranian airstrike.
Smoke and flames were seen billowing from near the beachside Fairmont The Palm Hotel, after several bangs were heard by holidaymakers across the Emirati city.
Footage of the incident showed the five-star £245 million ($330 million) hotel engulfed in flames as air defence systems intercepted several Iranian missiles bound for targets in the UAE.
The incident was caused by falling shrapnel from an struck down airstrike, local reports said.
Iranian suicide drones were also spotted slamming into a Bahrain tower block, with footage showing the high-rise building ablaze.
The Palm Jumeirah resort was opened on Dubai’s iconic palm-shaped artificial archipelago in 2012 and boasts almost 400 rooms on 14 storeys.
Emergency services were pictured on the scene where at least four people have been reported injured.
Palm Jumeirah hotel, Dubai
The Fairmont Hotel was pictured engulfed in flames on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah
Smoke rises from a burning building hit by an Iranian drone strike, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Seef district, Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026.
Smoke rises from a burning building hit by an Iranian drone strike, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Seef district, Manama, Bahrain)
Palm Jumeirah hotel, Dubai
Flames engulfing the five-star 14-storey hotel in Dubai
Elsewhere in Dubai, visitors at swimming pools filmed air defence systems shooting down suspected Iranian missiles.
A clip shared on social media showed the moment an airstrike was intercepted over the Jumeirah Golf Estates south of Dubai’s city centre.
The resort is located near the Dubai Sport’s City and the Trump International Golf Club.
Several other holidaymakers reported hearing loud bangs in the city.
Smoke rises from a burning building hit by an Iranian drone strike, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Seef district, Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
Iranian suicide drones were also spotted slamming into a Bahrain tower block, with footage showing the high-rise building ablaze
Anti-missile systems shoot down an Iranian airstrike over Dubai
Leah Mai, a British influencer staying in the Emirati hotspot,Every so often you get reminded that ur really in the middle of a war zone.’
Earlier today, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority announced that the country’s airspace had been temporarily closed in light on the regional escalation until further notice.
The announcement has suspended most flights from airports in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the hubs of Gulf giant carriers Etihad and Emirates respectively.
It comes as the UK’s foreign office urged citizens in the Middle East, including Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE to ‘immediately’ shelter.
The government department also advised against all travel to Israel and Palestine.
