As Hizb-ut Tahrir Wilayah Türkiye, we held our conference titled “Gaza in the Grip of Genocide, Traps and Betrayal” in Istanbul to mark the third anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation.
Following three nights of a Muslim vigil against plans for a road-widening project linked to preparations for a major Hindu pilgrimage, authorities surrounded the masjid with bulldozers. Police used tear gas and batons against the resisting Muslims, and arrested many. Muslims were forced to begin dismantling parts of the masjid themselves, whilst the authorities caused the collapse of the minaret, but blamed faulty machinery.
On Friday, the chiefs of staff of the armed forces of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan met in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, within the framework of the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defense, to discuss security developments and threats facing the Kingdom..." (Al Jazeera, 26/9/2026). This meeting remained undisclosed until the Houthis seized control of all or most of Yemen's western coast...