Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-03 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall of Massive Attack (file photo)
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[2026-08-03 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is an antisemite hiding behind a fake smile, Israel's Consul-General in New York City, Ofir Akunis, accused in an interview with CBS News on Sunday.
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[2026-08-03 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's negotiations with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz are in their final stages, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said, according to the IRNA news agency.
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[2026-08-03 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Uganda has unveiled a statue of Yonatan Netanyahu, the older brother of Israel's prime minister, who was killed during the Entebbe hostage rescue mission 50 years ago.
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[2026-08-03 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Foxtrot Network, a European crime organization with ties to the Iranian regime, has recruited multiple teenagers to commit murder on its behalf, including against Israeli targets, the BBC reported on Saturday.
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[2026-08-03 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Police found three high-powered pipe bombs in an open area near the train station in Ramallah, the police announced on Sunday.
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[2026-08-03 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Six suspects were arrested after allegedly throwing rocks and spitting at the Armenian Cathedral of St. James in Jerusalem's Old City, Israel Police announced on Sunday.
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[2026-08-03 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The latest death toll in Gaza has risen to at least 18 as Israeli continues to attack the territory, Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-08-03 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince spoke to Donald Trump about the deepening crisis between Washington and Tehran, urging a renewed push for dialogue over further military escalation, hours before the United States president halted his latest attacks on Iran.
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[2026-08-03 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump, in a Saturday evening social media post, claimed that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the Iran war and said that he would hold off on ordering new strikes in the five-month-old conflict for now.
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[2026-08-03 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-03 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: At least 16 people were reported killed in Gaza on Sunday as Israel continued attacks on the Palestinian territory despite US President Donald Trump's announcement this week of a breakthrough in implementing his peace plan.
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[2026-08-03 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces set fire to houses in the al-Mashaa area between the towns of al-Mansouri and Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon, the country's National News Agency (NNA) reported.
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[2026-08-03 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The highest-ranking US general in Europe informed the Pentagon this week that he does not have enough naval units to protect Israel against potential Iranian missile strikes, according to a report by the Washington Post on Saturday.
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[2026-08-03 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In July 2025, when Israeli forces suddenly ordered Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah to evacuate under threat of imminent bombardment, my friend Ahmed Shabat, a junior doctor, found himself facing a choice that defined the thin line between life and death.
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[2026-08-03 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kurdish-led armed forces opened fire inside Syria's Roj camp on Friday evening, with bullets tearing through tents housing children, after several days of protests by women demanding better treatment inside the facility, according to multiple accounts shared with Middle East Eye.
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[2026-08-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Three months away from election day here in Israel, we, as a community, need to think seriously about what we want our leadership to represent and how we want our government to function.
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[2026-08-03 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Unusual movement of US troops and equipment has been observed in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, in recent days, raising questions about whether the US-led anti-ISIS coalition is beginning an early drawdown ahead of its planned exit next month.
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[2026-08-03 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF on Sunday confirmed the killing of three terrorists from three separate terror groups in the Gaza Strip in the last week.
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[2026-08-03 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Brig.-Gen. (res.) Erez Winner told the "Defense & Tech" podcast that Israel has defeated Hamas and Hezbollah militarily, while calling the length of the Gaza war a military failure.
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[2026-08-03 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Education Ministry announced mandatory financial education classes for ninth and 10th graders beginning in the 2026-2027 school year.
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[2026-08-03 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Officials say two people were killed in the attack on Gaza City
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[2026-08-03 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The death toll in Gaza has risen to 14 today after two Palestinians, one a child, were killed in an Israeli strike on a tent housing displaced people in Remal, west of Gaza City.
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[2026-08-03 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel is at the heart of Washington’s long-running tensions with Colombia and its outgoing President Gustavo Petro, Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio has told RT.
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[2026-08-03 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran's semiofficial Fars news agency aired footage Sunday of what it said were vessels "waiting for permission" from Iran to transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-03 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In July 2025, when Israeli forces suddenly ordered Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah to evacuate under threat of imminent bombardment, my friend Ahmed Shabat, a junior doctor, found himself facing a choice that defined the thin line between life and death.
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[2026-08-03 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-03 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Trump ‘cancels attack on Iran’ saying deal is near
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[2026-08-03 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Israel orchestrated the mass migrant crossing from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta to punish Madrid for its refusal to bow to pressure on the Middle East conflicts, Iran’s embassy in Kenya has suggested. Spain has been at odds with Washington and West Jerusalem over the Gaza war and strikes on Iran.
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[2026-08-03 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s Energy Minister Eli Cohen also said he sees the need for Israel to control all of the enclave. Now, it controls about 70 per cent
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[2026-08-03 00:04 UTC+10:00] [Eli Cohen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s Energy Minister Eli Cohen also said he sees the need for Israel to control all of the enclave. Now, it controls about 70 per cent
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[2026-08-03 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, center, walks from Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 31, 2026, from Camp David, the presidential retreat. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-03 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over the weekend, it appears that Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Kuwait may be increasing pressure on Iraq to rein in the Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. This is important because the militias have attempted to hijack the country and use it as a springboard for attacks on Iraq’s neighbors. Over the last week of July, the militias attacked Saudi Arabia, threatened Syria, and likely also attacked the Kingdom of Jordan.
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[2026-08-03 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When we addressed the United Nations Security Council together, one Palestinian and one Israeli, we made a straightforward case: Hamas must relinquish its weapons, an International Stabilization Force must deploy, and reciprocal confidence-building measures must move both peoples away from perpetual war. Neither people can achieve lasting security through the permanent insecurity of the other.
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[2026-08-03 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Housing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cotality data shows a drop in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, as nation’s median home price falls about $19,000 below its March peak
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[2026-08-02 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The past few days have been tense. Although no US strikes were launched from Friday night into Saturday morning and the Gulf region remained quiet early Sunday, anticipation surrounding President Trump's next move is keeping energy traders and Gulf governments on edge. The big concern is that another round of strikes could trigger a wider regional conflict, particularly as the Iranian-backed Houthis have reactivated offensive operations in the southern Red Sea in recent weeks.
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[2026-08-02 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Palestinian woman inspects a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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[2026-08-02 23:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-02 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 35-year-old man was killed, and nine people were wounded in a car accident near the Afik Intersection along Highway 98 in the Golan Heights, Magen David Adom announced on Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday called for the construction of three new Israeli settlements along the northern fence of Gaza.
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[2026-08-02 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday called for the construction of three new Israeli settlements along the northern fence of Gaza.
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[2026-08-02 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 38-year-old Jerusalem teacher regained much of her vision after surgeons at Hadassah Medical Center implanted a ring made from donated human corneal tissue to treat an advanced case of keratoconus, the hospital said.
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[2026-08-02 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Appearing on political commentator Hasan Piker’s streaming program on Friday, author and political scientist Norman Finkelstein discussed the central arguments of his new book, Gaza's Gravediggers: An Inquiry into Corruption in High Places, while challenging official accounts of the October 7, 2023, attacks.
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[2026-08-02 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Michigan, the swing state the President Donald Trump won twice and home to the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the US, is once again at the centre of the country's politics.
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[2026-08-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US political lobbying] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Our new book tracks the growth over nearly eight decades, of the most powerful foreign policy lobby in US history
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[2026-08-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The past week's earnings from the energy sector demonstrated just how much the U.S.-Iran war has contributed to the short-term performance of major players in the oil market — and to the portfolio gains of investors who targeted stock opportunities in the sector. The sums are massive, but sitting on those gains for too long could be a mistake, according to investing experts.
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[2026-08-02 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Cyberattacks on municipal water systems were reported in at least seven states this week, according to a joint public service announcement from the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency - and in some cases, the agencies say, the malicious activity actually degraded water operations. The feds declined to name the states.
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[2026-08-02 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Soldiers from the 401st Brigade completed their mission in southern Lebanon, destroying a total of 1,200 Hezbollah structures throughout the eight-month operation, the IDF announced on Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The autonomous Kurdistan Region of Northern Iraq has been attacked by around 1,000 missiles and drones since February, when the Us and Israeli war on Iran began. This has impacted the Kurdistan region greatly, leading to deaths and injuries of dozens of people and causing energy companies to suspend operations.
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[2026-08-02 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lawyers for more than 8,000 people seeking to hold the Palestinian Authority responsible for harm caused by the October 7 massacre and the war that followed are expected to file written arguments with the Jerusalem District Court by the end of Sunday.
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