Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-05 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey have delivered a sharp rebuke to Israel over its latest strikes in Gaza, saying its action undermines a road map they brokered to implement President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Palestinian territory.
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[2026-08-05 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ships could sail a new “middle corridor” through the Strait of Hormuz under a deal to reopen the sea lane, Iran has claimed.
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[2026-08-05 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Palestine Action Canada and the Arms Embargo Now coalition have announced a coordinated, coast-to-coast “Day of Action” scheduled for August 13, calling on activists to mobilize outside the facilities of Canadian companies that supply components to defense contractor Elbit Systems.
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[2026-08-05 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered Justice Minister Yariv Levin to clarify whether he intends to advance senior appointments to the Police Investigation Department (PID) before the October 27 election.
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[2026-08-05 03:24 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Remains of 112 victims, including 40 children, recovered from rubble more than two years after residential block was destroyed
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[2026-08-05 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has exhausted its stockpile of sophisticated long-range missiles during the war on Iran, suggesting that there are supply limits to President Donald Trump’s threat to subject the Islamic Republic to the "biggest attack" since World War II.
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[2026-08-05 03:20 UTC+10:00] [Reza Pahlavi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Reza Pahlavi, filho do último xá do Irã, derrubado em 1979, vem fazendo campanha nos Estados Unidos e na Europa para liderar uma transição de regime após a morte das principais lideranças da República Islâmica por ataques dos EUA e de Israel.
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[2026-08-05 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yashar Party chairman Gadi Eisenkot called on Police Commissioner Insp.-Gen. Danny Levi to order an immediate investigation into the assault of a 76-year-old party activist who remains hospitalized after undergoing neurological surgery.
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[2026-08-05 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: All Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip are set to require the approval of IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Army Radio reported on Tuesday, citing security sources.
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[2026-08-05 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The latest round of US-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon have begun on Tuesday in Rome and will continue through Thursday, according to US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott.
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[2026-08-05 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Japan needs to adapt to new methods of warfare like using artificial intelligence and drones that have been deployed in Ukraine and the Middle East and to strengthen its defense industry, the government said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-05 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks in paras 9-10)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-08-05 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: More than 100 Palestinians whose bodies were trapped beneath rubble for nearly three years have been laid to rest in Gaza City, in one of the largest mass funerals held in the enclave since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began.
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[2026-08-05 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un hombre se sienta en una tabla de surf con un barco portacontenedores al fondo junto a otros buques comerciales, en el estrecho de Ormuz, desde Bandar Abbas, irán, el lunes 27 de julio de 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP, Archivo)
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[2026-08-05 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Tuesday that Iran and Oman are amid negotiations for a route through the Strait of Hormuz aimed to ensure sovereign rights and national security considerations for both countries.
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[2026-08-05 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-08-05 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS secretary of state's remarks in paras 8-9)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-08-05 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices were down by about 5 per cent on Tuesday, with Brent falling below $80 for the first time in nearly a month, as markets digested conflicting claims over possible negotiations between the US and Iran.
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[2026-08-05 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The per-gallon price is displayed electronically over the various grades of fuel available from a pump at a QT gasoline station Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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[2026-08-05 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army said that it carried out several operations on Monday in the occupied West Bank, including dismantling weapon production machines in the Qabatiya area and arresting a person allegedly affiliated with the Palestinian's Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group in Nablus.
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[2026-08-05 02:23 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Optimism echoes Trump’s claims on Monday that deal is close as mediators say they are exchanging proposals
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[2026-08-05 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE's Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum have started supplying natural gas to a federal Iraqi power plant, bolstering electricity generation as the US-Iran war disrupts the country's energy sector.
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[2026-08-05 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
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[2026-08-05 02:07 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are making progress, Qatari and American officials said Tuesday, but a deal with Iran has yet to be announced that could pave the way to reviving a broader cease-fire with the United States.
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[2026-08-05 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Overnight on Monday, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian towns again, torching cars and spraying graffiti in the villages of Talfit and Jalud.
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[2026-08-05 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Palestinians Prisoners' Society (PPS) said on Tuesday that Israeli forces have detained 630 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, during July.
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[2026-08-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The world is a much better place because Israel exists. That is a sine qua non. There should never be doubt about the veracity of that statement.
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[2026-08-05 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) lobby group has published a report apparently justifying some illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine and urging the British government not to ban goods produced by them.
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[2026-08-05 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq exported less than a third of its pre-war oil levels in July through the Strait of Hormuz, data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler showed on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-05 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Avi Nesher’s latest film, Our Loves, will continue its international journey at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the largest film festival in North America and one of the most prestigious in the world, considered to be an important launching pad for movies.
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[2026-08-05 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Close to 270,000 Israeli citizens have left the country since 2023, marking the highest emigration levels in Israel's history, according to a new study by researchers at Tel Aviv University.
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[2026-08-05 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee dismissed conspiracy theories that claim Israel and the US are behind the migrant crisis at the Moroccan-Spanish border in Ceuta during an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan broadcast on Monday.
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[2026-08-05 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) lobby group has published a report apparently justifying some illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine and urging the British government not to ban goods produced by them.
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[2026-08-05 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good afternoon Middle East Eye readers,
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[2026-08-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yair Golan’s service to Israel deserves respect. A former IDF deputy chief of staff and major-general, he has contributed greatly to the country’s security. He is also obviously entitled to hold left-wing views, oppose the government, and seek to replace it through democratic elections.
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[2026-08-05 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Oil prices fell to a three-week low on Tuesday as senior US officials raised hopes of a deal with Iran to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz waterway.
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[2026-08-05 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Few major issues in the Middle East unfold today without the UAE playing a role.
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[2026-08-05 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Israeli tourist and military reservist was harassed and physically attacked at a café on Siargao Island in the Philippines on Monday, according to the Diaspora Ministry.
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[2026-08-05 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An exhibition of political cartoons about the exemption of the ultra-Orthodox from military service was vandalized on Monday ahead of the opening of the Animix International Animation, Cartoon and Comics Festival at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque.
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[2026-08-05 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that there has been progress made in discussions with Iran and Oman on getting more ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but no final agreement has been reached.
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[2026-08-05 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai's population has rebounded since the start of the Iran war, with 157,000 more people living in the emirate compared with the start of the year.
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[2026-08-05 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Syria and Iraq have resumed direct flights to Russia, restoring air links that were suspended amid political upheaval in Damascus and the war in Iran, Russian media reported.
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[2026-08-05 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, Lebanon – Every year on August 4 since 2020, families of the victims of a massive explosion at Beirut port gather outside the site of what was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in modern history.
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[2026-08-05 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, told reporters at the state department on Tuesday that there had been "progress made in [Iran] talks, but not finality yet". He added: "We're hoping that will happen very shortly." US President Donald Trump said on Monday that this was the "last chance" for Iran to come to an agreement "before decapitation".
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[2026-08-05 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Blue Bird Airways will expand its Tel Aviv-Amsterdam service to four weekly flights beginning August 10, as airlines add capacity during one of the busiest periods of the Israeli travel season.
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[2026-08-05 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The steering committee on Tuesday approved the allocation of NIS 113 million to develop heritage sites for over 70 heritage sites across the West Bank as part of an initiative proposed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
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[2026-08-05 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts.
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[2026-08-05 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los cuerpos de miembros de las familias Hassayna y Abu Sharia, muertos en un ataque israelí en 2023 y recientemente recuperados de los escombros, están cubiertos con banderas palestinas durante su funeral en Gaza, el martes 4 de agosto de 2026. (Foto AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-08-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From US arms promises to EU sanctions and USMCA troubles, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in July 2026
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[2026-08-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From US arms promises to EU sanctions and USMCA troubles, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in July 2026
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