尽管飞航延误、飞弹警报与空中拦截声持续，海湾冲突期间 Careem 与 UberEats 等第三方外送平台大致维持运作；虽然配送变慢、部分区域暂停且路线调整，服务并未全面关闭。阿联多数平台在周六首波攻击后曾短暂下线，但很快恢复。Careem 表示以即时、分区方式评估安全，并透过 WhatsApp 与简讯更新司机；Uber 亦称服务全面运行并遵循政府建议。阿联劳动主管机关建议 3 月 1 日至 3 日民营部门远距办公，必要现场工作除外。
是否应持续营运引发争议：批评者认为外送员暴露于风险。即使防空系统据报拦截 137 枚飞弹与 209 架无人机，拦截残骸仍可能造成道路危害。国防部指出，自 2 月 28 日攻击开始以来，阿联已出现 3 人死亡与 58 人受伤。匿名 Deliveroo 司机称，他隶属第三方物流公司，若拒工或未达每日单量会被罚；多数平台薪酬为底薪加每单计酬。Uber 模式含每次取餐与送达费、每英里（约每 1.61 公里）费率、小费，部分城市另有每分钟费率，因此拒单会直接压缩收入。
同时，留在室内的居民仍依赖外送取得民生物资；Careem 指出饮用水、米、义大利面与生鲜需求上升。国际劳工组织（ILO）将外送司机列为关键工作者，并指出此定位在 2020 年 Covid-19 疫情期间明显强化，当时社交距离与隔离使电商成为必要基础设施，各国也维持食品、饮水、电力、卫生、医疗与公共秩序相关服务。从欧洲瘟疫时期的掘墓工作到西班牙流感期间的稻作优先，历史脉络一致；当前持续外送有助维持日常与抑制恐慌抢购，但风险主要由移工承担。
Despite flight delays, missile alerts, and overhead interceptions, third-party delivery apps such as Careem and UberEats have largely remained operational during the Gulf conflict; deliveries are slower, some zones are paused, and routes are adjusted, but services have not fully shut down. Many UAE platforms briefly went offline after the first Saturday attacks, then rapidly returned. Careem says it assesses safety in real time by area and sends updates via WhatsApp and SMS, while Uber says operations are fully active and aligned with government guidance. UAE authorities recommended remote private-sector work from March 1 to March 3, except essential on-site roles.
Keeping services live is contested because drivers face direct exposure. Even with reported interception of 137 missiles and 209 drones, falling debris can still create road hazards. The Ministry of Defense reports 3 deaths and 58 injuries in the UAE since attacks began on February 28. An anonymous Deliveroo driver said his third-party agency fines him if he refuses shifts or misses daily quotas; most platforms combine base pay with per-delivery incentives. Uber’s model includes pickup and drop-off pay, per-mile (about per 1.61 km) pay, tips, and in some cities per-minute pay, so rejecting jobs immediately reduces earnings.
At the same time, households staying indoors still depend on app-based delivery for essentials; Careem reports higher demand for water, rice, pasta, and fresh produce. The ILO classifies delivery drivers as essential workers, a role reinforced during Covid-19 in 2020 when distancing and quarantines made ecommerce indispensable and governments preserved food, water, electricity, sanitation, healthcare, and public-order services. The pattern is historical, from grave digging during European plague waves to prioritized rice farming during the Spanish Flu. Continuing delivery helps preserve normalcy and limit panic buying, while risk is borne largely by migrant labor.