Saudi Arabia turns to Israel as Houthi attacks expose limits of the Mecca Pact - opinion
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-09-23 03:50 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Middle East, Europe, Military & Defence, International Orgs, War & Conflict
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On August 7, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement, known as the Mecca Pact. At its public core is a political commitment modeled in part on NATO’s Article 5 – namely, an armed attack on one party is to be regarded as an attack on all.
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