Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-04 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dr. Joe Uziel and Dr. Yiftah Shalev have been researching the bullae found in Jerusalem in order to study the finds from a “broad, long-term perspective,” the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) revealed in honor of Israel Excellence Week 2026.
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[2026-05-04 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Bank Hapoalim will open 54 museums, parks, heritage sites, and tourist attractions across Israel free of charge over three weekends in May, according to a press release from the bank.
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[2026-05-04 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In the shattered neighbourhoods of Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip, the roar of Israeli drones and the concussive thud of controlled demolitions are daily reminders that the war has never really ended.
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[2026-05-04 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: After Israel and its international backers have destroyed the Gaza Strip over the past 30 months, their primary focus has shifted to shaping the intricate features of the next phase. This effort aims to ensure ultimate dominance and control by imposing macrostructures and conditions for the "day after", entrenching settler-colonial schemes under the guise of a so-called ceasefire and reconstruction.
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[2026-05-04 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Catholic charity has condemned Israel after its forces destroyed a convent in southern Lebanon, in what it said is a deliberate attack on a place of worship.
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[2026-05-04 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s rapid expansion of its air force amidst the current multi-front war is transforming the nation into a major military power.
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[2026-05-04 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KATHMANDU, Nepal — As global fuel markets reel from the Middle East war, motorists in Nepal are increasingly turning to electric vehicles, with high demand putting a strain on dealerships.
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[2026-05-04 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Air Force killed Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon after they were seen transporting weapons in a vehicle near IDF soldiers, the military said on Sunday.
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[2026-05-04 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran presented its 14-point plan designed to end the war rather than extend the ceasefire, Al-Jazeera reported on Sunday, citing the state-affiliated agency Nour News.
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[2026-05-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Interest rates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While interest rate rises can’t affect the surging price of oil caused by Middle East turmoil, they are still the Reserve Bank’s best – and only – tool to fight inflation
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[2026-05-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Quo vadimus is a Latin phrase meaning “Where are we going?”
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[2026-05-04 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Video footage shows rescuers clearing the rubble of destroyed homes in the southern Lebanese town of Habboush on Saturday following deadly Israeli strikes.
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[2026-05-04 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries increased their oil production quota on Sunday in an expected move aimed at demonstrating continuity at the cartel after the shock withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates.
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[2026-05-04 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Sunday called for strengthening regional cooperation in responding to growing external economic uncertainty from the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the finance ministry said.
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[2026-05-04 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Seven people have been killed in four different car accidents across Israel over the past day, with at least 10 others injured.
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[2026-05-04 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For at least the third time in a year, the Kingdom of Jordan has carried out airstrikes in Syria, targeting drug smugglers near Sweida. This is an important development because Jordan is very cautious in its use of power and the kingdom is a close friend of the West, an ally of the Gulf states, and it has peace with Israel.
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[2026-05-04 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Norwegian university professor called the October 7 Hamas attacks "the most beautiful thing that has happened in our century."
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[2026-05-04 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Ashkelon Magistrate’s Court on Sunday extended by two days the detention of two foreign activists who were arrested after the Israeli Navy intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla in international waters last week.
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[2026-05-04 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Serbia and Israel have elevated their relationship to a formal strategic partnership, Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric told The Jerusalem Post last week, following the launch of the first structured strategic dialogue between the two countries in Jerusalem.
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[2026-05-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Flotilha Global Sumud] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Tribunal de Magistrados de Ashkelon, cidade litorânea no sul de Israel, prorrogou por dois dias a detenção do ativista brasileiro Thiago Ávila e do ativista palestino-espanhol Saif Abukeshek, da flotilha pró-Gaza Global Sumud, informou à agência de notícias EFE o Adalah, centro jurídico que representa os dois integrantes da flotilha.
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[2026-05-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Two activists from a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla have been presented before an Israeli court days after they were abducted following their detention with 175 other campaigners by Israel in international waters near Greece.
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[2026-05-03 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran is telling Washington that the ball is in its court as President Trump has affirmed over the weekend that he is reviewing the latest peace deal submitted via Pakistani mediators. Tehran is further saying the US is going from worse to worse as it must now choose between an "impossible" military operation or a "bad" deal.
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[2026-05-03 23:39 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US announced withdrawal of 5,000 soldiers last week after German chancellor said US was being ‘humiliated’ by Iran
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[2026-05-03 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel and the United States have rejected a paper submitted jointly by Palestinian factions, including Hamas, that links their disarmament to Palestinian statehood and security guarantees, following the latest round of negotiations over the future of Gaza.
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[2026-05-03 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El cuerpo de un palestino muerto en un operativo militar israelí es llevado al llevado al hospital en Nablus, Cisjordania, el 3 de mayo del 2026. (AP foto/Majdi Mohammed)
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[2026-05-03 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The body of Nayef Samaro, 26, who was killed in clashes with Israeli forces, is brought to Rafidia Hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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[2026-05-03 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A Palestinian man was killed and several others were wounded on Sunday after Israeli forces opened fire during a raid in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said.
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[2026-05-03 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Spirit Airlines, a budget carrier in the United States, has begun winding down operations, cancelling all flights, after talks with the Trump administration to secure a $500m bailout failed. Experts say a spike in aviation fuel prices from the US-Israel war on Iran dealt the final blow to the struggling airline that pioneered the ultralow-cost carrier model.
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[2026-05-03 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: OPEC+ has agreed to a modest, largely symbolic oil output increase for June as the United States-Israel war on Iran disrupts Gulf supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-03 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The American administration must ensure that it does not fall into the trap that Iran is seemingly setting.
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[2026-05-03 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s future will not be determined solely by the missiles of Iran, the tunnels of Hamas, or the arsenals of Hezbollah. The Jewish state has always lived under external threat, and its resilience has repeatedly proven extraordinary. But history teaches that nations often fracture not because their enemies overpower them, but because their own internal divisions weaken the moral and political foundations that sustain them.
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[2026-05-03 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Swarthmore College suffered hundreds of acts of vandalism across its campus on Friday, according to the administration and the local Students for Justice in Palestine chapter, as anti-Israel activists continued a campaign against the institution's leadership.
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[2026-05-03 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI) was forced to delete an animated video featuring Hezbollah terrorists as Angry Birds after a judicial order, the media site announced on Saturday.
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[2026-05-03 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has given final approval for a multibillion-dollar deal to buy two new combat squadrons of advanced F-35 and F-15IA fighter jets from United States manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Boeing, the Ministry of Defence says.
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[2026-05-03 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Billions in extra revenue generated by high-priced commodities like oil and gas because of the war against Iran will be saved rather than spent as the Albanese government seeks to quell inflationary pressures that are poised to force another interest rate rise from the Reserve Bank.
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[2026-05-03 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Activist Thiago Avila, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained by Israel, sits at a magistrate's court to attend a detention extension hearing in Ashkelon, southern Israel, May 3, 2026. REUTERS / Amir CohenInfoActivist Thiago Avila, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained by Israel, sits at a magistrate's court to attend a detention extension hearing in Ashkelon, southern Israel, May 3, 2026.
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[2026-05-03 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vehículos circulan junto a una valla publicitaria con una imagen del estrecho de Ormuz y los labios cosidos del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, en una plaza del centro de Teherán, Irán, el sábado 2 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-05-03 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran is seeking a decisive and permanent end to the conflict with the US, rather than a previously proposed two-month ceasefire, RT correspondent Saman Kojouri has reported from Tehran regarding a 14-point peace plan put forward by the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-05-03 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran is seeking a decisive and permanent end to the conflict with the US, rather than a previously proposed two-month ceasefire, RT correspondent Saman Kojouri has reported from Tehran regarding a 14-point peace plan put forward by the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-05-03 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vehicles drive past a billboard with graphic showing Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of U.S. President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-05-03 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries increased their oil production quota on Sunday in an expected move aimed at demonstrating continuity at the cartel after the shock withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates.
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[2026-05-03 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: R&D generates significant revenue, but manufacturing capabilities are the real backbone and the truly large source of wealth.
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[2026-05-03 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more news, analysis, and the latest updates, head to jpost.com.
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[2026-05-03 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Health Ministry on Sunday published a wide-ranging set of recommendations that could significantly change how medical cannabis is prescribed and used across Israel, following the work of a professional committee led by Dr. Gilad Bodenheimer.
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[2026-05-03 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli attack on southern Lebanon's Tyre district has wounded five people, including four paramedics, the country's health ministry is reporting.
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[2026-05-03 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Two activists from a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla who were detained and abducted by Israeli authorities have appeared in court in Israel, an Israeli rights group representing them says.
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[2026-05-03 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The intelligence unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that Washington's options are narrowing and that it must choose between a "bad deal" and an "impossible military operation".
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[2026-05-03 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Tamir Cohen’s experience of finding a place to stay at night while hiking the Israel National Trail four years ago, a trail which crosses the country from Kibbutz Dan in the north to Eilat in the south and is 1,100 km. long, gave him the idea for “Angels of the Shelter.”
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[2026-05-03 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice was asked in two separate petitions filed over the past week to intervene in government funding systems that the Israel Hofsheet movement says give unfair advantages to the ultra-Orthodox (haredi) sector.
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[2026-05-03 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice on Sunday pressed Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s lawyer over his refusal to fully convene the Judicial Selection Committee, repeatedly questioning why Levin’s plan to make only partial appointments should be enough while district courts remain short-staffed and criminal cases pile up.
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