10.08.2026 08:50
Before the signature of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan had dried, attacks were launched on Saudi Arabia. Iran-backed Houthis attacked the Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia's Jizan city and Saudi military targets in Yemen's Al-Mukha region with missiles and drones. It was reported that at least 7 people lost their lives and 35 people were injured in the attacks in Al-Mukha.
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are escalating their attacks against Saudi Arabia. The Houthis struck the Aramco oil refinery in the Saudi city of Jizan and Saudi military targets in Yemen's Al-Mukha district with missiles and drones. These attacks, which caused casualties and ignited fires at critical facilities, became the most significant development testing regional security following the historic "Mecca Joint Defense Agreement" signed between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.
FIRE ERUPTED AT ARAMCO REFINERY IN JIZAN
The Houthis announced they had attacked the giant state-owned Aramco oil refinery in the city of Jizan, located on Saudi territory. In their statement, they claimed the action was a response to Saudi drones violating Yemeni airspace. Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy confirmed that a fire broke out at the Jizan refinery in the morning hours, reported that the fire was extinguished, and stated there were no deaths or injuries.
The Jizan refinery, with a daily capacity of 400,000 barrels, had previously been a target of the Houthis. Saudi authorities had announced that following another Houthi attack on July 28, they halted operations at the refinery and planned to reopen the facility in the first phase on August 15 after repair work.
MILITARY FACILITIES TARGETED IN AL-MUKHA: 7 DEAD, 35 WOUNDED
Another move by the Houthis against Saudi elements occurred in the Al-Mukha district of Yemen's Taiz city. In the operation, where Saudi military installations and weapons depots were targeted with ballistic missiles and drones, the scene turned into a battlefield. It was reported that at least 7 people were killed and 35 others were wounded in the attacks. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced that this move was carried out as a retaliation against Saudi forces' military activities in the region.
MECCA JOINT DEFENSE AGREEMENT
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the "Joint Defense Agreement" between their countries in Mecca yesterday.
The agreement constitutes defense-focused cooperation aimed at strengthening commitments to preserving regional and global peace, stability, and prosperity, based on the principles of burden-sharing and a common security understanding, and does not target any country.
Intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression, the agreement stipulates that any armed attack against any of the three states will be considered an attack against all.
The agreement also has the nature of a defense-focused arrangement aiming to develop defense industry cooperation and military interoperability, alongside the commitment of the three countries to support each other's security.