A drone attack of unknown origin has hit the Khor Mor gasfield in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, causing an explosion and cutting off power in the region.

Iranian state media has reported that the US military fired “projectiles” at Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday night.

US President Donald Trump says the Iron Gate operation to blockade Iran’s land routes is “in full force and effect”, and that renewed strikes are “highly unlikely” if there is progress in negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran will “rain down hell” if fighting resumes, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned, adding that the US midterms had stalled progress on talks to end hostilities with Washington.

At least five Palestinians have been killed, including four children, after heavy rains caused a sandbank to collapse in central Gaza.

The Houthis say Saudi-led coalition forces fighting in Yemen have carried out 91 air strikes and missile attacks over the past 24 hours. The Iran-aligned group said the strikes took place in six governorates across Yemen and resulted in civilian casualties.

Hamas has released a statement blaming Israel for a sand embankment collapse at a displacement camp in central Gaza on Sunday, which killed at least five people, including four children.

The Palestinian group said the “catastrophe” in Deir el-Balah was a direct result of the policies imposed by “the Zionist regime” on Gaza, and that Israel was fully responsible for “all the calamities the Palestinian people are facing”.