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🚨Turkey and Pakistan Prepare for War in Massive Dangerous Alliance

The Israel Guys

October 9, 2026

The war between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia is really heating up as Houthi missiles exploded in the Riyadh airport just this week. And for some strange reason in response, the Saudis have been looking pretty much everywhere but themselves for help.

Speakers Ben Hilton, Nate Waller

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Ben Hilton (0:00)

The war between the Houthis in Saudi Arabia is really heating up as Houthi missiles exploded in the Riyadh airport just this week. And for some strange reason in response, the Saudis have been looking pretty much everywhere but themselves for help. And this includes finally activating the Mecca agreement between themselves, Turkey and Pakistan. This means that in one way or another, Turkey will now be going to active war in the Middle East along with the nuclear-armed Pakistan.

So as you've probably seen, Saudi Arabia has been facing a challenging, dangerous threat from the Houthis. Just yesterday, Houthi ballistic missiles landed in the Riyadh International Airport, killing three and injuring dozens more. As a result, over 100 flights were canceled and several airlines have suspended flights in and out of the country entirely.

And for some strange reason, they've been looking pretty much everywhere but their own military for a solution to solve it. They first went to the United States and begging Trump to get involved. And while Trump was sympathetic, he ultimately told the Saudis it was their problem to deal with. Saudi Arabia is supposed to have the 25th best military in the world with a standing army when counting the National Guard and such of almost half a million men. Real quick, if you want to help us keep making these videos, hit the thumbs up button and subscribe if you haven't already. It's an easy way for you to help us reach more people with the truth from Israel. So that Saudi standing army of almost half a million men is now facing a Houthi force of around 350,000 men. So there's not a huge difference in overall size here, but the primary difference is in technology. Saudi Arabia is supposed to possess a modern air force equipped with hundreds of fourth generation fighter jets. And I say they're supposed to have them because so far, the Saudis seem very hesitant to actually use their air force against the Houthis. Instead, they have been begging pretty much everyone else in their sphere of power to come to their aid. And that includes, for some strange reason, the Syrians, which we'll get to in a few minutes. But before we do that, let's talk about this Mecca agreement, the Joint Defense Pact signed with Turkey and Pakistan. And it's looking like the Saudis are actually trying to activate this agreement for the first time. Apparently, an emergency meeting was held in Riyadh this week between the defense ministers and military chiefs of the three countries. As a result of the meeting, they agreed to begin the rapid deployment of support to the region. Apparently, this includes air defense systems, electronic warfare, aircraft, and possibly Turkish commandos to begin with, with probably more to follow. As to whether both Pakistan and Turkey are fully committed to this war against the Houthis or just sending symbolic aid, we haven't gotten any clear answers yet.

One thing standing in the way is the fact that Turkey still hasn't ratified the Mecca agreement with their parliament. Turkish media outlets are claiming that the parliament will vote on the agreement soon, but we haven't heard anything concrete yet. But regardless, it does look like an initial force of some kind is being sent. Turkish sources are saying that technical teams and air defense systems have already been stationed in Saudi Arabia for some time. And if they can get the agreement ratified in the Turkish parliament, military commandos, pilots, fighter jets and such may be sent to defend Saudi Arabia, specifically Mecca and Medina, and also major oil pipelines. Pakistan, for their part, have reportedly already sent fighter jets to be used in Saudi defense against the Houthis and have, according to some reports, already sent some ground forces to the area as well.

Saudi sources are saying that joint activity between the allies will be coordinated at a joint base managed by Saudi and Pakistani commanders alongside a separate base for Turkish command. We'll get into more on this in a second along with what's happening with Syria. But first, guys, I don't know if you've seen it yet or not, but we actually have a second channel called The Israel Guys Outdoors. Most of what we do is actually boots on the ground volunteer work in Israel's heartland. And Nate Waller takes you deep inside the work on the ground with some of our most interesting projects in Israel. This is a clip of what that looks like.

Nate Waller (4:21)

Today, we're heading into Jerusalem for the biggest celebration of the year. It's the feast of Tabernacles. Thousands of people are pouring into the old city. And we're bringing a group of about 130 people with us to the Temple Mound. We're going to be right in the middle of it all, surrounded by pilgrims, music, crowds, and honestly, way too many Canadians. So, we're heading into Jerusalem to see what's happening. Let's go.

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