Mon 05 October 2026:
A committee of the Mecca defence pact comprising Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan has “decided to … take the necessary measures to provide the agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment in the kingdom”.
A joint statement following the emergency meeting of officials from the three countries today also “condemned in the strongest terms the attempted targeting of Mecca and Madinah… reaffirming their unequivocal rejection of any attack or threat against the kingdom’s security and territorial integrity”.
“The committee decided to move immediately to the practical implementation of the collective defence commitments and to take the necessary measures to provide the agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment in the kingdom … thereby enhancing readiness, military integration, and the collective capacity to confront and counter threats,” the statement added.
“The parties affirmed that the security of each party is an integral part of the collective security of the three countries.”
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Saudi Arabia says Mecca alliance agrees to ‘activate collective deterrence measures’ to respond to attacks
Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman has issued a statement following an emergency meeting in Riyadh of the signatories of the Mecca pact, a joint defence agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan.
The Emergency Meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee under the Makkah Alliance for Defense reaffirmed the solidarity and unity of our countries in confronting the heinous attacks against the Kingdom and the holy sites. The committee agreed to activate collective deterrence measures within the framework of the Alliance in response to the attacks and all those responsible for them.
— Khalid bin Salman خالد بن سلمان (@kbsalsaud) October 5, 2026
The minister said the meeting “reaffirmed the solidarity and unity of our countries in confronting” the Houthis’ “heinous attacks against the Kingdom and the holy sites”.
He added that the countries “agreed to activate collective deterrence measures within the framework of the Alliance in response to the attacks and all those responsible for them”.
The developments come as renewed fighting in Yemen spilled into neighboring Saudi Arabia, with the Houthis launching drone and missile attacks targeting the kingdom’s territory.
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