Israel will continue strikes on Gaza after four-hour discussions on a Gaza Peace Plan between prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US envoy and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

“We have a plan to rebuild Gaza, but we will not allow Gaza to be rebuilt until the demilitarisation occurs,” Kushner told Fox News on Monday.

“Nobody wants to put more money into a place that’s gone on for so long if it’s just going to be taken over by terrorists or blown up again.”

Donald Trump has threatened to launch an attack on Oman – a Middle East ally – over control of the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely blocked amid the ongoing conflict between Washington and Iran.

A 60-day period to negotiate a ceasefire deal expired on Monday with no news of an extension and talks deadlocked in the same position as two months ago.

“If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s**t out of them,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News, after reports Oman and Iran are working out their own solution to control the strategic waterway.

Trump told the outlet that the US had a backchannel with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, adding: “They should put up the white flag of surrender.”

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told his American counterpart Donald Trump that it was important to continue talks with Iran to pursue diplomacy.

The two leaders discussed the Iran and Gaza wars, bilateral ties and the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement during a phone call yesterday.

Erdogan reportedly told Trump that Turkey was ready to contribute to the peace talks between Washington and Tehran.

Ship crossings through the Strait of Hormuz were still in the single digits, despite a slight rise from the weekend, according to preliminary shipping data.

Six commodity ships transited the strait yesterday, of which three were exiting the Gulf and three were entering, Kpler ship-tracking data showed, compared with the 10-day average of 11 ships. Three ships transited on Saturday while two moved through the waterway on Sunday.

There were no very large crude carriers or tankers carrying liquefied natural gas passing through.

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Friday to inflict severe economic damage on Iran following Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s announcement that Washington plans to levy unprecedented restrictions on Tehran as early as next week.

Trade embargoes, asset freezes, and sanctions have been imposed by the United States, European Union, and United Nations since the late 1970s, citing Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, human rights abuses, and backing of militant factions.

An Israeli politician has publicly advocated for killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza every night.

Itamar Ben-Gvir, the minister of national security in prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, made the comment while speaking on the first episode of the podcast The 8 October.

The Abu al-Zuhour military airport in northern Syria has been hit by at least four airstrikes this morning, according to Al Jazeera.

The attack in the Idlib province, allegedly carried out by Israel, hit the airport’s runway, causing material damage, it said.

Syria has so far not issued any official statement on the strikes.

Oil prices rose this morning as a deal to end the Middle East war ‌seemed further out of sight with Iran saying it will adopt a more offensive stance and the US ruling out extending a ceasefire agreement, heightening worries about energy supply.

Brent crude futures climbed 27 cents, or 0.3 per cent, to $91.14, after rising to their highest since 30 July.

US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 42 cents to $85.04 a barrel, after gaining more than 1 per cent earlier ​in the session to $85.37, their highest since 31 July.

“Oil has jumped to start the week as U.S.-Iran ​relations look increasingly shaky. A deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz still does not appear to be in sight, ‌and shipping ⁠numbers remain at a trickle,” said chief market analyst at KCM, Tim Waterer.

A vessel was struck ⁠by ​an unknown ⁠projectile ‌while transiting outbound in the ‌Strait of ‌Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) ⁠said this morning.

The UKMTO said it received a report that the attack damaged the engine ⁠room and caused a crew casualty, with the remaining crew ‌being ​assisted ‌by ⁠the Omani Coast ⁠Guard.