Morning recap

Good morning Middle East Eye readers. Here are the key developments:

US President Donald Trump has once again suggested the war with Iran could conclude soon, possibly immediately following the upcoming elections. He has expressed doubt about Washington's ability to negotiate with Tehran.

Trump's senior cabinet members convened a confidential meeting at Camp David on Friday to deliberate the following steps in the Iran conflict and the Saudi-Yemeni dispute in Yemen, according to three US officials familiar with the situation.

Yemen's armed forces claim to have executed 71 attacks aimed at Houthi gatherings, reinforcements, and military expansions in various locations of Taiz province, Al Jazeera reported.

The fatality count from an Israeli attack on an apartment in Gaza City has increased to five, according to Palestinian medical sources speaking with Al Jazeera.

The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 allegedly attempted to carry out a terrorist attack during the flight, according to the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general, as reported by the state news agency WAM.

An Israeli settler fatally shot 19-year-old Palestinian Bahaa Sami Amin Nathsheh in Kobar, a town north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported, citing data from the health ministry.

Debris from a missile that was intercepted in Saudi Arabia's Ahad Rafidah Governorate in the Asir region inflicted injury on a local resident, as stated by the Saudi Directorate of Civil Defence.

Two Iranian citizens have been charged in Britain with preparations for a terrorist assault against the Jewish community in northern England, according to police reports on Friday.

The captain of a crude oil tanker reported being struck by an unidentified projectile 4 nautical miles east of Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has advocated for Palestine Action to be stripped of its designation, as reported by SkyNews.

A source close to the UAE government has accused the Israeli government of leveraging the flydubai incident for political gain and delaying the resumption of flydubai services, according to Ynet.

The United States has imposed sanctions on three individuals and two France-based charities, alleging their involvement in raising over $2 million for Hamas, and announced six arrests.