Iran tensions, Hormuz shipping attacks and Israeli raids in Hebron dominate regional updates

Summary

Middle East Eye's morning updates of 24 and 25 October describe several developments at once. Saudi-led coalition forces said they intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile and drones fired toward Saudi Arabia, and the later update says the missile and two drones were launched by the Houthis toward Riyadh; Saudi civil defence said danger had passed in Riyadh, Najran and Wadi al-Dawasir. In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces forced Hebron residents to leave their homes on foot and demolished several buildings near an area where two Israeli soldiers were shot dead, and the later update says about 2,200 Palestinians were displaced after all entrances to the city were sealed off. US President Donald Trump told a rally in Florida that Washington might launch another military operation against Iran, and in the later update said it could strike as soon as tomorrow or reach an agreement with Tehran. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps navy said two supertankers struck naval mines while using an unauthorised route south of the Strait of Hormuz, and the UK Maritime Trade Operations centre reported a tanker hit by an unknown projectile about seven nautical miles off the Omani coast. A Washington-based think tank said October has been the worst month for attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and nearby waters. Protest rallies were also held across Syria against repeated Israeli incursions in the south.

Timeline

1. Middle East Eye

   24 Oct 2026, 06:42 UTCSource ↗

   Its 24 October morning update reports Saudi interceptions of a missile and drone, Israeli raids and demolitions in Hebron, Trump's warning of possible new military action against Iran, mine strikes on supertankers near the Strait of Hormuz, and protests in Syria against Israeli incursions.

2. Middle East Eye

   25 Oct 2026, 06:33 UTCSource ↗

   Its 25 October morning update reports that Israeli forces sealed off all entrances to Hebron and displaced about 2,200 Palestinians, that Trump said Washington could strike Iran as soon as tomorrow or reach an agreement with Tehran, and that the Saudi-led coalition intercepted a Houthi missile and two drones aimed at Riyadh.