Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have agreed to trigger collective deterrence measures, including a military deployment to Saudi Arabia, according to Al Jazeera. The three countries framed the decision as a response to attacks by Yemen’s Houthis.

Al Jazeera reported that the agreement falls under the framework described as the Mecca Alliance, with the three governments moving to activate collective deterrence measures in response to what they called ‘heinous attacks’ by the Houthis.

According to Al Jazeera, the arrangement involves Turkiye and Pakistan agreeing to a military deployment to Saudi Arabia. The reporting indicates the deployment is intended as part of the collective deterrence response.

The sources available describe the core elements of the agreement — the participating countries, the trigger of collective deterrence measures and the stated cause — but do not detail the scale, timing or specific composition of any deployment.

The development ties together three significant regional and military powers under a shared security arrangement. Al Jazeera’s coverage emphasized that the measures are being activated in direct response to Houthi attacks.

Further specifics about how the collective deterrence measures will be implemented were not provided in the available reporting.