A member of the Leadership Council warned against the international community’s continued disregard for the Houthis’ persistent efforts to consolidate Yemen’s subordination to the Velayat-e Faqih regime, which seeks to exploit its important geopolitical position to achieve its expansionist ambitions.

The Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the European Union countries affirmed their full support for a comprehensive peaceful political process in Yemen under the auspices of the United Nations in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2216.

The towing of this Greek-flagged ship, carrying more than a million barrels of crude oil, was a difficult task.

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said on Monday that the European Union could exert political and diplomatic pressure on Israel to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.

The heads of European missions in Yemen expressed their deep concern on Thursday about the fate of employees of UN, international and local agencies and diplomatic missions who have been kidnapped in Houthi militia prisons for three months.

A European Union naval mission said on Tuesday that rescue workers had abandoned an attempt to tow a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea that had been targeted by Houthi rebels in Yemen because "it is not safe to proceed".