Morning update

Good Morning Middle East Eye readers, If you are just joining us, here are key developments from across the region and beyond: *Saudi-led coalition forces said a ballistic missile and a drone fired towards Saudi Arabia were intercepted and destroyed. *Israeli forces forced Palestinian residents of Hebron in the occupied West Bank to evacuate their homes on foot, demolished several buildings near an area where two Israeli soldiers were shot dead and detained dozens of others during raids across West Bank. *US President Donald Trump told a rally in Florida that Washington might launch another military operation against Iran. * Two supertankers struck naval mines while attempting to use an unauthorised route south of the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy said. *Iran’s armed forces chief of staff and commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Major General Abdollahi, has said that "under no circumstances will we allow rusting US warships to re-enter the Persian Gulf". *Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said the time had come to reunify Libya's rival eastern and western administrations, hinting at an announcement on the issue in the near future. * The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported that a tanker was hit by an unknown projectile seven nautical miles off Omani coast. *Saudi Arabia's Directorate of Civil Defence said danger has passed in the capital Riyadh, Najran, and Wadi al-Dawasir, minutes after warning the residents of potential danger and urging them to follow safety instructions. * October has been the worst month for attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and nearby waterways, according to data compiled by a Washington-based think tank that has tracked maritime security incidents worldwide since 2017. * Protest rallies were held across Syria on Friday against repeated Israeli incursions in the country's south including one this week that killed a man with a disability. * Mohammed Mokhber, an adviser to the Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, has said that "psychological warfare" and threats of war by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "betray desperation than power". * Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to Moscow next week, where he is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, besides participating in the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit on 27 October. * UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has said that Britain is “redoubling” efforts to find diplomatic solutions to Iran war because the conflict is "driving up bills for families in Britain". * Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that Israel should prepare for international banking sanctions and suggested cryptocurrency could help the country get around them, just four days before the Knesset election.