Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Major-General Avi Bluth, the Israeli commander with responsibility for the occupied West Bank, had not known his comments would be leaked when he boasted of the success of Israel’s policies in the occupied territory.
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[2026-05-07 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-07 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he and Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered the strike targeting a commander in Hezbollah’s Radwan Force in Beirut.
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[2026-05-07 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: America’s greatest asset has always been its people – a multinational tapestry forged by immigrants who brought skills, languages, and unyielding patriotism. In an era of complex international commitments – containing Iran’s nuclear ambitions, proxy networks, and threats to allies and global shipping – America should harness the unique advantages of first- and second-generation immigrants.
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[2026-05-07 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy intelligence analyst who was jailed for spying for Israel, announced on Tuesday that he is joining politics ahead of the upcoming elections, taking a far-right stance and calling for Israeli annexation of the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-05-07 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A major fire broke out at the Arghavan shopping centre, west of the capital. The blaze swept through the complex sending thick black smoke across the surrounding area. The centre included more than 250 shops and around 50 offices. State television reported on Wednesday that 36 people were injured in the fire, and officials warned the toll could rise.
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[2026-05-07 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was not surprised by the recent developments in the negotiations between the US and Iran and that there is "full coordination" between the US and Israel.
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[2026-05-07 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday night said they had ordered the IDF to try to assassinate Hezbollah's Radwan special forces commander in Beirut.
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[2026-05-07 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri said any agreement with Israel must include guarantees, accusing Israel of having “violated” the cessation of hostilities despite Hezbollah adhering to the arrangement.
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[2026-05-07 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Donald Trump's pause on a short-lived "Project Freedom" to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, as he claimed progress had been made towards clinching a "Complete and Final Agreement" with Iran, soothed oil markets and sent hopes soaring of a breakthrough.
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[2026-05-07 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said Tehran has not yet formally responded to the latest US proposal, but diplomatic contacts are continuing through Pakistani mediation.
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[2026-05-07 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — A fire in a shopping center near Iran's capital killed eight people and injured 40, Tehran’s emergency service department said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Luciano V. replaces the fuel nozzel after filling the tank of their 1999 Mazda Miata at an Astro gas station on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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[2026-05-07 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: China urged Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war with the US and Israel on Wednesday after the Trump administration called for Beijing’s help in the matter.
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[2026-05-07 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The weather in Burscough, a quiet town nestled between Liverpool and Manchester, is currently described by Richard Priestman as “cloudy, miserable, and not nice.” It is a stark contrast to the white-hot intensity of Tel Aviv or the pressure-cooker atmosphere of the Wingate Institute, where for the last four years Priestman served as the unlikely architect of an Israeli sporting revolution.
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[2026-05-07 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The network of the pro-Palestine bands has scored success in creating an ever-increasing and constricting terminology framework. There is ‘settler-colonialism,’ and there is “Zionism is racism.” There is “apartheid,” and there is “from the River to the Sea.” And there is “genocide”.
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[2026-05-07 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Israeli airstrike killed a senior officer in the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in the Gaza Strip, health officials and Hamas sources said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The third round of Israeli-Lebanon peace talks could be held as soon as next week, Lebanese news network LBCI reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq is finalising the purchase of 20 air defence systems from Turkey, a senior Iraqi defence official has told The National, as Baghdad looks to avoid a repeat of widespread drone and missile strikes that hit the country during the Iran war.
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[2026-05-07 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused the US of attempting to use economic and media pressure to divide Iran and force it into “surrender”, saying the strategy would not succeed.
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[2026-05-07 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-05-07 03:09 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President issues fresh ultimatum despite US claims of progress in stalled negotiations
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[2026-05-07 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: International Holding Company (IHC) reported an almost two-fold jump in its first-quarter net income, its best result in more than seven years, and is doubling down on global investments despite the Iran war-driven uncertainty.
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[2026-05-07 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believed there was "a very good chance" of sealing a peace deal with Iran, but threatened to resume his bombardment of the country if negotiations fell apart.
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[2026-05-07 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Foto difundida por la agencia de noticias china Xinhua, que muestra al ministro de Relaciones Exteriores chino Wang Yi (segundo desde la derecha) con su contraparte iraní Abbas Araghchi (izq) en Beijing, el 6 de mayo del 2026. (Cai Yang/Xinhua via AP)
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[2026-05-07 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Civil defence teams in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre have recovered two bodies after an Israeli strike targeted a car near Al-Siraj High School.
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[2026-05-07 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump said bombing would resume at a "much higher level" if Iran did not agree to a deal. (Reuters: Nathan Howard)
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[2026-05-07 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israel Defense Forces killed several Hamas terrorists who posed a threat to troops in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-07 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli court has denied an appeal seeking the release of pro-Palestine activists Thiago Avila and Saif Abu Keshek, who were detained after Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, according to legal rights group Adalah.
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[2026-05-07 02:25 UTC+10:00] [Antisemitism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Voting for members of local councils usually involves debates about filling potholes and regularizing bin collections. This year, however, geopolitics thousands of miles away will shape how Brits cast their ballots.
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[2026-05-07 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syrian authorities have arrested 16 Uzbek fighters after a stand-off with armed members of the community in Idlib, sources in the area said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. airlines spent 56.4% more on jet fuel in March, the month after the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran began, than they did in February, U.S. government data released Wednesday show.
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[2026-05-07 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman as the next Mossad director, set to replace David Barnea on June 2. Barnea’s legacy is already sealed, and his name will remain tied to one of the most consequential phases in the long war against the Islamic terrorist regime ruling Tehran.
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[2026-05-07 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Antwerp Public Prosecutor’s Office has indicted two mohels (professionals who perform circumcision) for bodily harm with premeditation against minors, the office confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Thousands of University of Michigan students, staff, and alumni signed letters in support of a professor who praised anti-Israel student activists during a Saturday commencement speech.
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[2026-05-07 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Photos of an IDF soldier smoking while putting a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary surfaced on Wednesday, in the latest in a series of actions perceived as showing disregard for Lebanon's Christian community.
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[2026-05-07 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic regime arrested three Christian leaders who allegedly opened their own church to preach Zionist teachings privately, according to the Yazd Justice Department's Public Relations Department and statements made by Yazd prosecutor Mehdi Hassanpour.
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[2026-05-07 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: American student organizations are fundraising for the "mothers of martyrs" to supplement a Palestinian Authority payment program after the governing body supposedly withheld financial support.
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[2026-05-07 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: CNN’s Abby Phillip and Van Jones tangled Tuesday night over Democratic efforts to scrutinize Israel’s nuclear capabilities as the Jewish state battles Iran.
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[2026-05-07 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Personal de emergencias retira a Guido Reichstadter, de 45 años, del puente Frederick Douglass, el miércoles 6 de mayo de 2026 en Washington. Reichstadter escaló a la cima del puente la semana pasada y descendió tras 6 días de protesta. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree-Nikhinson)
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[2026-05-07 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK — Southeast Asia’s joint effort to tackle global issues, such as an energy crisis caused by the war in the Middle East, is complicated by internal friction over tension between Thailand and Cambodia and civil war in Myanmar, a senior Cambodian diplomat said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On Monday, Reuters reported that US intelligence estimates that Iran was one year away from a nuclear weapon have not changed much since after the June 2025 Iran war, despite the recent 2026 Iran war.
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[2026-05-07 01:51 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Latest proposal, derided by Tehran as a ‘wishlist’, could yet be a way out – but with 5,000 dead, it comes at an awful price
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[2026-05-07 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Israeli military issued forced displacement orders for a dozen Lebanese towns and villages on Wednesday, including in the Bekaa Valley.
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[2026-05-07 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli army chief of staff Eyal Zamir visited southern Lebanon and said Israeli forces were continuing operations against Hezbollah.
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[2026-05-07 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Sheikh Mohamed met Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on the sidelines of the Make it in the Emirates summit in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En la imagen, proporcionada por la Fundación Narges Mohammadi, aparece Narges Mohammadi posando para un retrato en Teherán, Irán, el 9 de febrero de 2025. (Nooshin Jafari/Fundación Narges Mohammadi vía AP)
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[2026-05-07 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: With the smoke and blockades disguising what’s actually happening in the Strait of Hormuz, Rick Sanchez decided to shed some light on the situation. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday paused Project Freedom – the military operation launched a day earlier to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz – citing the “tremendous military success” of the campaign.However, Rick’s assessment is that Tehran still holds the strategic edge.
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[2026-05-07 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: With the smoke and blockades disguising what’s actually happening in the Strait of Hormuz, Rick Sanchez decided to shed some light on the situation. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday paused Project Freedom – the military operation launched a day earlier to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz – citing the “tremendous military success” of the campaign.However, Rick’s assessment is that Tehran still holds the strategic edge.
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[2026-05-07 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is currently in Beijing meeting with his Chinese counterpart, FM Wang Yi, and the timing of the visit sends a resounding message to Washington and the West. The highly anticipated Trump-Xi meeting is still scheduled for next week, expected for May 14-15, though there has been ample speculation the ongoing events of the unpredictable Iran war and Hormuz Strait crisis could derail the trip at the last minute.
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