Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi urged on Monday the European Union to designate the Iran-backed Houthi militias as terrorist. The United States had re-designated the Houthis as terrorist earlier this month in wake of the attacks they have been carrying out against commercial traffic in the Red Sea. As of Monday, the Houthis have carried out 34 missile and drone attacks against vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in response to Israel's war on Gaza.