Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-28 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: About 100,000 Palestinian worshippers have prayed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem for the second Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, despite Israel imposing severe restrictions on access to the holy site.
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[2026-02-28 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has accused Israel of seeking to impose a “permanent demographic change” in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-02-28 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the wake of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel there have been major changes in the Middle East. Israel fought a multi-front war against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iranian proxies. In addition, Israel directly confronted Iran.
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[2026-02-28 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood at the Knesset podium on Wednesday afternoon and spoke the post-October 7 language of friendship that Israeli leaders love to hear.
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[2026-02-28 01:11 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Department of State also authorises non-essential officials and their families to book flights anywhere
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[2026-02-28 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
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[2026-02-28 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Former Prime Minister of Tunisia Ali Larayedh saw his initial 34-year jail term reduced to 24 years on Thursday evening for allegedly aiding Tunisian jihadists in travelling to Syria for years.
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[2026-02-28 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: "Persons may wish to consider leaving Israel while commercial flights are available," the US State Department announced Friday, signaling that US strikes on Iran could be imminent,.
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[2026-02-28 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alex Palou celebrates after winning the IndyCar championship Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
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[2026-02-28 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A potential new American military strike on Iran would not drag the country into another prolonged foreign conflict, US Vice President J.D. Vance has said.
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[2026-02-28 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Nanaa Abu Jari cooks outside her tent after it was flooded by rainwater in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)
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[2026-02-28 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Non-emergency workers allowed to exit Israel amid escalating tensions and massive Middle East military build-up
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[2026-02-28 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Seventeen Lebanese men affiliated with ISIS are currently imprisoned in Syria, a high ranking security official in Beirut has said.
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[2026-02-28 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Recent remarks by senior Fatah leader Azzam al-Ahmad expressing support for Hamas have sparked controversy within his party, exposing deep internal divisions, analysts say.
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[2026-02-27 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing issued the warning as US continued to build up its fleet and talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme ended without a deal
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[2026-02-27 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah has threatened the US and the Kurdistan Region, as US-Iran tensions continue to grow.
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[2026-02-27 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF announced on Friday that troops struck armed terrorists emerging from underground tunnels in Rafah.
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[2026-02-27 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Another war involving the US, Israel, and Iran would be defined by a contest of advanced technologies, not by massed armies or territorial advances.
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[2026-02-27 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Journalist Amit Segal last week posted a photo of himself wearing a T-shirt sporting the words: “I don’t know when there will be an attack on Iran.” The writing on his back read: “There’s no point in asking me.” I have a different question for Segal: “Where did you buy that shirt?” I’m thinking of wearing it for Purim next week – if the war hasn’t broken out by then.
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[2026-02-27 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When precious human lives are lost without achieving a tangible political outcome, it is time to pause and rethink.
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[2026-02-27 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On March 3, 2015, a day before Purim, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at the podium in the neoclassical, walnut-paneled House Chamber and delivered a speech against an impending nuclear deal with Iran to a special joint session of Congress. Some 58 Democratic senators and congressmen boycotted the speech.
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[2026-02-27 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The families of Iranians who were killed in the protests in late December and early January were pressured by the Islamic regime to falsify the circumstances of their loved ones' deaths, CNN reported on Friday.
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[2026-02-27 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has announced it will allow non-emergency staff to evacuate from its embassy in Jerusalem as fears mount over a possible conflict with Iran.
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[2026-02-27 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Support for Israel among United States citizens has dramatically decreased, according to a new Gallup poll, marking an unprecedented shift in decades of overwhelming, unconditional backing for Israel, regardless of which party was in the White House or had control of Congress.
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[2026-02-27 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: After years of controversy over the genocide in Gaza, this was the year that the Berlin Film Festival was meant to find some respite and reaffirm itself as a marketplace for world cinema.
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[2026-02-27 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee poses for a photo during an interview in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
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[2026-02-27 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Esta imagen, tomada de un video verificado por The Associated Press, muestra a efectivos de las fuerzas de seguridad de Irán disparando en un patio en el exterior del Hospital Imán Jomeini, en Ilam, Irán, el 4 de enero de 2026. (UGC vía AP, archivo)
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[2026-02-27 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Overnight Israeli attacks in central and southern Gaza targeting two police stations have killed at least five, including one officer, in the latest escalation amid efforts to reach calm in the battered enclave.
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[2026-02-27 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The latest tranche of documents released by the United States Department of Justice on the convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein has caused an uproar and a slew of resignations by senior officials and businesspeople across the US and Europe.
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[2026-02-27 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US spent months promoting a false case for the invasion of Iraq. This time, we’re in the dark about Washington’s goals
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[2026-02-27 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Light Candles: 5:27 p.m.
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[2026-02-27 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations Thursday over Tehran's nuclear program but walked away without a deal, leaving the danger of another Mideast war on the table as the US gathered aircraft and warships in the region. More talks are scheduled for next week in Vienna.
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[2026-02-27 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lawyers representing pro-Palestine campaigners charged with breaking protest laws in the UK described the case against them as “unlawful” as the government presented its case against them on Thursday.
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[2026-02-27 21:28 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-27 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US vice-president said Trump’s options range from military strikes ‘to ensure Iran isn’t going to get a nuclear weapon’ to dialogue
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[2026-02-27 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over 50,000 runners participated in the Tel Aviv Marathon on Friday, making it the largest in the nation's history, Walla reported.
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[2026-02-27 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told US Embassy staff who wish to leave to "do so TODAY,” the New York Times reported on Friday.
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[2026-02-27 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE’s 13th humanitarian aid ship has arrived at Egypt’s El Arish Port carrying more than 7,300 tonnes of supplies for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-02-27 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices rose on Friday but were on track to post a weekly decline after Iran and the US decided to extend their nuclear talks to next week, with focus also on the upcoming Opec+ meeting on Sunday.
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[2026-02-27 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As Ramadan enters its second week, many families observe the holy month displaced from their homes, while others still search for relatives believed to remain beneath the rubble. Palestinian families gathered at Al-Shifa Hospital after overnight Israeli drone strikes on February 26 killed several people, including police officers and civilians, according to local officials.
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[2026-02-27 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the end of a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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[2026-02-27 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Americans' sympathies are moving away from Israel and towards Palestinians, a poll has found, with 41 per cent saying they sympathise more with Palestinians and 36 per cent with Israelis.
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[2026-02-27 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Warning: This story contains details about suicide that some readers may find disturbing. If you or a loved one is experiencing suicidal thoughts, help and support are available.
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[2026-02-27 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP, File)
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[2026-02-27 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Talk about disgrace. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich tabled in the Knesset a much-heralded reform only to see it shot down by a huge majority of 59-25, cemented by his own coalition partners.
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[2026-02-27 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's loading of oil onto shipping vessels rose to nearly three times its weekly average in recent days, amid ongoing tensions and peace talks with the US, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-02-27 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Riyad Mansour, the UN Minister and Permanent Observer for Palestine, formally withdrew his bid to become president of the 81st Session of the UN on Thursday.
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[2026-02-27 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot has reached a new high of 14 seats in the latest Maariv poll, even as Israel faces mounting tensions with Iran and deepening political divisions at home.
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[2026-02-27 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India and Israel would deepen cooperation in defence and artificial intelligence as he concluded a two-day visit to Israel.
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[2026-02-27 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) issued a statement calling on the US to act on its promise to be a peacekeeper, after the body held an emergency meeting of foreign ministers to discuss Israel's annexation plans for the occupied West Bank.
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