Morning update

Good Morning Middle East Eye readers, If you are just joining us, here are key developments from across the region and beyond: *The United States wants Israel to do more to deter attacks committed by settlers in the West Bank, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday. * US Vice President JD Vance said Washington was focused on securing Iran’s “long-term” and “verifiable commitment” not to rebuild its nuclear programme. * The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that a southbound tugboat was struck by two unidentified projectiles northeast of Khor Fakkan, off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, on Sunday . *The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency says an LNG tanker has been attacked by several people on a skiff off of the Yemeni city of Al Mukalla.. * The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that Houthi authorities have released 159 people who were detained in connection with the ongoing fighting in the country. *Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine, who was brutally attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, has undergone surgery on her finger, which was nearly detached from her hand during the attack, her daughter has said. * The Israeli military sat on distress calls for nearly two hours as activists reported threats from settlers in the occupied West Bank, but took no action until the attack on diplomats and others was over, the Haaretz daily reports. * Yemen's government forces say eight of its soldiers have been killed during a battle on the in the southern province of Lahj. * Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Tehran has presented a concrete seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Press TV reported. * Israeli soldiers have stormed and searched homes in the town of Yasouf, east of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reported. * The Saudi-led coalition says its forces intercepted and destroyed a drone in Riyadh region and another in the eastern province. * Saudi-led coalition forces have intercepted and destroyed two missiles launched by the Houthis towards Khamis Mushait area and intercepted and destroyed a drone in Riyadh, according to coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki. * Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday alleged a “smear” campaign against settlers, as the violent attack by Israeli settlers on a French mayor in the occupied West Bank drew international condemnation. *French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot demanded Saturday that Israel crack down on “criminal violence” after a French mayor was attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. *Lebanon will send a military delegation to a US-backed trilateral meeting with Israel in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday, President Joseph Aoun said on Saturday.