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Story summary
- Grand Mufti Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan urged Saudi soldiers to sacrifice lives against the Houthis.
- He invoked Quranic verses, ordering troops to obey commanders and defeat the Houthis.
- Houthis captured the strategic Bab el-Mandeb waterway two weeks earlier, cutting a vital shipping route.
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will meet military leaders to coordinate assistance for Saudi defense on September 25, 2026.