Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-02 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military said it has killed two Hamas commanders during air strikes on Friday and Saturday in Gaza.
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[2026-08-02 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Hamas delegation met officials from Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Cairo, with the two groups stressing the need to force Israel to end its military offensive and fully withdraw from Gaza.
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[2026-08-02 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
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[2026-08-02 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The British band Massive Attack has been banned from performing in Singapore, days after two members displayed a Palestinian flag during a concert.
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[2026-08-02 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Here in Israel, many, including the writer, were shocked to read of the Knesset law passed recently expanding gender segregation by permitting universities and colleges to offer segregated degree programs.
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[2026-08-02 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Surgeons at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital successfully removed a patient's sternum and part of her ribs before reconstructing her chest with a custom 3D-printed implant on Tuesday, marking the first time an entire 3D-printed chest cage had been implanted to reconstruct the chest wall in Israel.
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[2026-08-02 15:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 2, 2026 — 3:30pm
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[2026-08-02 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces detained three young Palestinian men during a raid on the Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
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[2026-08-02 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Police opened an investigation early Sunday morning into a flash grenade thrown at a building under-construction in Hadera, reported to be a new location of the sushi restaurant chain Japanika, according to Israeli media.
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[2026-08-02 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Latest updatesIran war latest: Trump backs away from Iran attack and says 'perimeters of deal' agreed
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[2026-08-02 14:45 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President claims delay is ‘subject to being able to rapidly make a deal’ as intervention by Saudi crown prince is revealed and Iran warns neighbours
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[2026-08-02 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-08-02 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: International carriers are extending flight suspensions across parts of the Middle East even as the US announced a fresh diplomatic push aimed at ending weeks of regional hostilities.
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[2026-08-02 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump exits Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 31, 2026, after a trip to Camp David, the presidential retreat. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A mourner chants slogan as she holds a poster with graphic depicting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a ceremony commemorating the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-08-02 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump says the deal will include an end to Iran’s nuclear threat and ‘the Immediate, complete and total opening’ of the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-08-02 13:54 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump says the deal will include an end to Iran’s nuclear threat and ‘the Immediate, complete and total opening’ of the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-08-02 13:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least eight people, including two children, despite Hamas saying it agreed to the latest stage of a deal to end the war.
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[2026-08-02 13:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says he has cancelled a planned large-scale military attack on Iran, claiming that the “perimeters of a deal” have been agreed upon.
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[2026-08-02 13:32 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-08-02 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US military is expected to deploy about 10 additional aerial refuelling aircraft to Israel in the coming days, Israeli media has reported.
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[2026-08-02 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAIRO — US President Donald Trump said in a Saturday evening social media post he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies had reached the parameters of a deal to end the five-month old war.
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[2026-08-02 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A fire has broken out in the Iraqi city of Sulaimaniyah in the northern Kurdish region following a drone attack, Iraq’s Shafaq News reported.
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[2026-08-02 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The latest Gaza proposal is better than the empty language that has surrounded much of the postwar discussion. It addresses Hamas’s weapons, the tunnels, the command structure, the future administration of Gaza, and the link between demilitarization and Israeli withdrawal.
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[2026-08-02 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli forces have killed at least five Palestinians in strikes across the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-08-02 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US has halted planned attacks on Iran and will take part in talks with Tehran to create a new ceasefire, President Donald Trump has said.
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[2026-08-02 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump, junto al príncipe heredero de Arabia Saudí, Mohammed bin Salman, en la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el 18 de noviembre de 2025. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein/Archivo)
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[2026-08-02 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-02 12:34 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-02 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump called for an immediate deal with Iran in a Truth Social post on Saturday night, claiming to have called off a massive attack against the country and to have Israel's support in his commitment.
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[2026-08-02 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had cancelled a military attack on Iran after Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries requested "to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to".
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[2026-08-02 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran subject to "rapidly" striking a deal with the country.
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[2026-08-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 2, 2026 12:00 | News
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[2026-08-02 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian marked two years in office by recalling the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and praising the Iranian people's resilience through “relentless hostility”.
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[2026-08-02 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-08-02 11:40 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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[2026-08-02 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Right-wing activist and musician Yoav Eliasi, known as “The Shadow,” was suspended from his position as commander of a Tel Aviv District rapid response squad by Israel Police Commissioner Inspector-General Danny Levy in the latest twist to the controversy surrounding recordings of Eliasi.
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[2026-08-02 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The recent diplomatic opening between Jerusalem and Hargeisa represents far more than a tactical alignment along the Bab al-Mandab Strait. It marks a fundamental paradigm shift away from decades of failed, top-down foreign aid toward a model anchored in “venture sovereignty,” mutual self-reliance, and shared democratic values.
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[2026-08-02 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is spreading "blasphemy," as well as antisemitism, President Isaac Herzog told Fox News in an interview published on Saturday.
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[2026-08-02 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked US President Donald Trump to reconsider potential large military strikes on Iran during a phone call on Saturday, Axios reported on Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry said the country would use all means to “legitimately defend the nation’s rights and security”.
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[2026-08-02 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said Iran was confronting a different kind of US president under Donald Trump, adding Tehran can no longer rely on negotiations without consequences.
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[2026-08-02 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Four Palestinians, including a child, were killed in two Israeli strikes on Sunday despite US president Donald Trump's announcement of a breakthrough in efforts to implement last year's Gaza ceasefire agreement.
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[2026-08-02 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mexican activists have called on the government to end its cooperation agreements with Israel and safeguard the country's water resources.
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[2026-08-02 10:12 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US State Department has issued new security alerts for Americans in 10 countries in the Middle East region to be “prepared to depart” due to the escalating tensions with Iran.
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[2026-08-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 2 August 2026 4:13pm
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[2026-08-02 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-02 09:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in an Israeli attack on a home in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, according to the territory’s ambulance and emergency service.
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[2026-08-02 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Authorities in Gaza have said that civil defence teams recovered the remains of 112 more people from rubble in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City after 136 hours of digging, much of it by hand.
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[2026-08-02 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that its Aerospace Force targeted the US F-35 repair hangar and ramp at Al-Azraq Base in Jordan with multiple ballistic missiles on Sunday morning, IRNA reported.
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