New Delhi, March 16 -- A US airstrike on Yemen's Houthis, ordered by President Donald Trump, killed nine people in Sanaa on Saturday, while another nine were wounded, rebels said. These were the first US strikes on the group since Trump took office in January.

Earlier, the Houthis had targeted Israel and Red Sea shipping during the Gaza war. Following which, the White House warned Iran to stop backing the rebels.

"Nine civilians were killed and nine others were injured, most of them seriously," the Houthis' health and environment ministry said in a statement on their Saba news agency, and added "American-British aggression raided a residential neighbourhood in the Shuub district in Sanaa." Security forces cordoned off the affected area ...