A senior Yemeni official says the recent labeling of the Arab country’s Ansarullah Resistance Movement by the United States “does not matter,” as what is more important now is the besieged Gaza Strip.

Since the start of the war in Gaza, Ansarullah has declared its full support for its Palestinian ally, Hamas, carrying out strikes on Israeli-affiliated shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on seven senior members of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement, the Treasury Department said.

The United Nations migration agency says four migrant boats have capsized in waters off Yemen and Djibouti, leaving two people dead and 186 missing

Two of the boats capsized off Yemen on Thursday, said Tamim Eleian, a spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration. Two crewmembers were rescued, but 181 migrants and five Yemeni crewmembers remain missing, he told The Associated Press.