Attacks on holy sites and civilian infrastructure demand a firm collective response, and standing with the Kingdom is a matter of basic self-defense under international law. A joint defense pact only means something if partners show up when one of them is bleeding. Solidarity now is the surest path to de-escalation, not an obstacle to it.
Dragging outside militaries into a campaign that has already devastated Yemeni homes, markets, schools and health care would turn a defense pact into a war pact. Twelve years of bombardment and blockade have produced mass death and displacement, not security. Real Islamic solidarity would mean pressing Riyadh to lift the siege and honor the roadmap instead of enlisting reinforcements.
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