The Maldives’ president has reaffirmed his country's ban on Israeli passport holders, saying they will not be allowed to enter under any circumstances, according to a statement from his office.

Speaking at a news conference at the President's Office, Mohamed Muizzu said proposed immigration legislation would establish an unconditional prohibition on entry for Israeli passport holders, regardless of changing circumstances.

Iran has attacked ship navigation systems on the Omani island of Didamar in the Strait of Hormuz, three sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed, showing Tehran's ability to target infrastructure used to restore Gulf oil flows.

The three sources did not provide a damage assessment, and Reuters could not determine independently if any navigation systems were destroyed in the attacks that Tehran had claimed on Tuesday.

Houthi militia attacked a pumping station in the Saudi Red Sea city of Yanbu with a drone, the group's spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a statement.

He also rejected an accusation by the Saudi-led coalition that a drone had been intercepted over the holy Islamic city of Mecca, saying that Houthi operations targeted Saudi oil facilities and military bases.

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has described US President Donald Trump's midterm election defeat as an "opportunity" for the Lebanese movement and other opponents of Washington in the region.

In a televised speech, Qassem said the election results marked an "earthquake" in the US and weakened Trump politically.

He argued that the defeat could have positive implications for Hezbollah and those confronting US policies towards Iran, Lebanon, Palestine and Yemen.

French authorities denied entry to the head of the settlement council in the northern occupied West Bank, in what Israeli media described as a “diplomatic precedent.”

i24NEWS, citing his office, said French immigration authorities stopped Yossi Dagan at a Paris airport after he arrived for meetings with elected French officials. The broadcaster said there was no known previous case of a Western country directly barring the head of an Israeli regional council in the occupied West Bank.

Gadi Eisenkot, tasked with forming Israel's next government, warned caretaker PM Benjamin Netanyahu against launching military or security operations without an immediate threat, Israeli media reported.

In a letter to Netanyahu, Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, said the prime minister was heading a caretaker government that no longer enjoyed the confidence of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, according to the Ynet news website.

“Only 46 Knesset members still support your continued tenure as prime minister,” said Eisenkot.

More than 150,000 tents bought by humanitarian partners and member states are waiting outside Gaza for Israeli permission to enter, the UN said.

The figure includes 117,000 tents from the Egyptian Relief Committee in El Arish, UN Deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters at a media briefing.

Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator said that Tehran had delivered a clear response outlining its demands to the US but has yet to receive an official reply from Washington.

"We have provided a clear and transparent response to the United States that includes our demands," Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf told Al Jazeera in an interview.

He said Washington has not yet provided an official or specific response to Iran's message.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says strikes on fuel facilities in Asaluyeh and Tehran caused severe environmental damage and urges accountability.