A spokeswoman for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak issued a statement regarding the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

According to the statement, Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the attacks launched by the Houthi group in the Red Sea.

She added that Sunak briefed von der Leyen on his recent talks with Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordanian King Abdullah regarding the aggression against Gaza.

Reuters quoted the statement as saying that Sunak and von der Leyen also agreed on the importance of significantly increasing aid allocated to the Palestinians in Gaza.