The Pakistani Foreign Minister announced that an emergency meeting will be held next week in Riyadh for the Strategic Political Defense Committee, in accordance with the “Mecca Agreement” concluded between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, regional and Western officials reported that there are Saudi preparations to launch an attack on the Houthis in Yemen, with the aim of securing navigation in the Red Sea.

Published on: 02/10/2026 - 22:48

Regional and Western officials said that Saudi Arabia is planning to launch an attack on the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. The officials reported that options were being considered, including an operation on the coast to secure the shipping lane in the Red Sea, or launching an attack on multiple fronts.

Six people familiar with the preparations for the operation, which is expected to launch in the coming weeks, said that the Yemeni forces supervised by Riyadh will lead the operation on the ground, with support from Saudi air strikes.

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These people requested that their identities not be revealed so that they could discuss security issues. They said that Saudi Arabia's allies are not expected to play a direct role in combat operations, at a time when the United States is already providing intelligence information to support Riyadh's operations in Yemen, while some regional and European countries are providing military aid, mostly defensive, to the Kingdom.

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Emergency meeting in Riyadh

This comes at a time when the Pakistani Foreign Minister announced that an emergency meeting will be held next week in Riyadh for the Strategic Political Defense Committee, in accordance with the “Mecca Agreement” concluded between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, to discuss the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. The Pakistani minister said that the Riyadh meeting would discuss political engagement with the Houthis instead of military action.

The Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of launching 94 attacks on Sanaa

The Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of launching 94 attacks on Sanaa and other Yemeni governorates during the past 24 hours.

For its part, the Saudi authorities reported that a projectile fired by the Houthis fell on a school in the city of Najran, bordering Yemen, causing material damage. The military coalition in support of the Yemeni government, led by Saudi Arabia, also announced on Thursday the interception of ballistic missiles and drones in the cities of Khamis Mushait and Jazan in the south of the Kingdom, for the first time since September 26.

Fierce battles in Yemen

On Friday, fierce battles continued between the Yemeni government forces and the Houthis in southwestern Yemen, in several areas of Taiz Governorate, resulting in the killing of 80 people within 24 hours, according to sources from both sides.

On Friday, the World Food Program warned of the rapid increase in hunger rates in Yemen, with the number of residents unable to meet their food needs reaching a record level.

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