Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-26 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset plenum passed, in a preliminary reading on Wednesday, a controversial bill that seeks to grant the Chief Rabbinate authority to determine prayer arrangements at the Western Wall.
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[2026-02-26 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Australian government has told dependents of Australian diplomats in Israel and Lebanon to leave the two Middle East countries, citing a deteriorating security situation in the region, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-26 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over 1,000 councilors from across Britain and from different political parties have pledged to uphold Palestinian rights and stand against Israel's "genocide."
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[2026-02-26 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran is prepared for a diplomatic approach with the US or “a remorseful response that would make any aggressor regret their malicious behavior,” Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-26 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (AP Photo)
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[2026-02-26 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel was responsible for the deaths of around two-thirds of all journalists and media workers killed worldwide in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP) said in a report on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-26 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In a world on edge waiting to see what US President Donald Trump does next in the Middle East, he provided no clear signal when he presented the longest ever State of the Union address.
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[2026-02-26 02:06 UTC+10:00] [Israel-Gaza war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hamas to almost certainly reject plan described in Israeli press, say experts, as no guarantee Israel will withdraw on surrender of weapons
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[2026-02-26 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel must never cease its efforts to bring Ron Arad to burial in Israel, President Isaac Herzog said at Tuesday’s missing fallen soldiers memorial ceremony.
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[2026-02-26 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Hezbollah official said that the Lebanese terror group will not get involved militarily if the United States carries out "limited" strikes against Iran, AFP reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-26 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Sheba Medical Center said on Wednesday that it rose to seventh place in Newsweek and Statista’s 2026 World’s Best Hospitals ranking, extending its streak to eight consecutive years on the list.
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[2026-02-26 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel has praised Ecuador for withdrawing from the United Nations' "Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People" (CEIRPP).
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[2026-02-26 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (FADC) on Tuesday held a heated debate over potential suggested changes to the IDF Code of Ethics.
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[2026-02-26 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Gaza firm has been contracted to build an Emirati-funded compound for tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in a part of the territory under Israeli military control, two Israeli officials and two Palestinian businessmen told Reuters.
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[2026-02-26 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israeli justice minister holds exceptional power compared with counterparts in most democracies. The office controls court administration, judicial appointments, and the legal infrastructure that governs relations among Israel’s branches of government. In a country without a written constitution, a second legislative chamber, or federal checks, political norms bear the weight of maintaining the rule of law.
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[2026-02-26 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In their hit song, “All Star,” the American pop-rock band Smash Mouth sang, “Only shooting stars break the mold,” and they have broken the mold of stars boycotting Israel, because they just made a surprise appearance at one of Tel Aviv’s top clubs, Barby, on Monday night.
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[2026-02-26 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The restrictive conditions imposed on Prime Minister’s Office chief of staff Tzachi Braverman were set to expire at noon on Wednesday, but have now been extended by one day, with the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court scheduled to hold a broader hearing on Thursday to determine whether they should remain in place.
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[2026-02-26 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran sees a chance of a good outcome from a third round of talks with the United States, its President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday, as a delegation left for Geneva to negotiate over Tehran's nuclear program.
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[2026-02-26 01:18 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenJuiz de Fora, Brazil A man comforts a child at the funeral of 11-year-old Bernardo Lopes Dutra, a victim of heavy rains in the areaPhotograph: Pilar Olivares/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenGaza City, Gaza Women work at a bakery in the Yarmouk refugee camp, established with the International Committee of the Red Cross as part of a humanitarian initiativePhotograph: Omar Ashtawy/APA Images/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenSeoul, South KoreaLED fireballs called Jwibullori during the traditional festival of the first full moon
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[2026-02-26 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Videos shared on 24 February show gatherings at several universities, with students chanting slogans heard during the nationwide unrest that peaked in January. On Tuesday, government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said students have the right to protest but must understand the country’s red lines. Her remarks mark the first official response to the renewed campus rallies.
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[2026-02-26 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A behavioral AI simulation created by Israeli startup AskIt suggests that a decisive majority of senior commanders in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) would back a military leader, not a cleric, to replace Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-02-26 01:02 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-02-26 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: ISIS has launched a wave of daily attacks on Syrian government forces in north-eastern Syria in the days following the group’s declaration of war on the country’s leadership, even as the authorities intensify counter-terrorism efforts amid fears of a security vacuum.
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[2026-02-26 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on Wednesday delivered its autonomous BlueWhale mini-submarine to the German Navy, further cementing defense relations between Israel and Germany.
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[2026-02-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unusually detailed posts by commercial firm MizarVision about America’s deployments in the Middle East are grabbing attention
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[2026-02-26 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: When an Israeli settler killed dozens of Palestinian worshippers during Ramadan at the Ibrahimi Mosque in 1994, the shock reverberated far beyond Hebron.
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[2026-02-26 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A legal advocacy group has labelled UK Lawyers for Israel a “major actor” in what researchers have described as a systematic campaign of repression targeting pro-Palestinian activism in the UK.
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[2026-02-26 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped off the plane in Tel Aviv on Wednesday for his second visit to Israel, and the first by any Indian premier since his own landmark trip in 2017, the symbolism was unmistakable.
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[2026-02-25 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three Pro-Palestine protesters have pleaded not guilty to charges that they called for an "intifada" during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Israel on Wednesday afternoon for an official visit. Modi was greeted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, at Ben-Gurion Airport.
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[2026-02-25 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians since the genocide in Gaza began on 7 October 2023.
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[2026-02-25 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran-linked hacker group Handala claimed to have hacked Clalit, Israel’s largest healthcare provider, in a social media statement.
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[2026-02-25 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israeli ministers have lauded the start of construction on a bypass road in the occupied West Bank, which they see as a step towards annexing the territory.
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[2026-02-25 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Twelve American F-22 Raptor fighter jets landed at an Israel Air Force base on Tuesday evening as tensions in the Middle East continue to rise and uncertainty looms on the Iranian front.
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[2026-02-25 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran on Wednesday denied Donald Trump's claim that it is building missiles that “could soon reach the US”, even as one expert called them “broadly true”.
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[2026-02-25 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On January 27, US President Donald Trump declared on his Truth Social media platform that Iraq would be making a “disastrous mistake” if Nouri al-Maliki was reinstalled as prime minister. He argued that “last time Maliki was in power, the country descended into poverty and total chaos” and that this “should not be allowed to happen again.”Trump, typically riding roughshod over accepted practice, was openly seeking to influence the election of Iraq’s future prime minister.
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[2026-02-25 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In February, US President Donald Trump convened the “Board of Peace” in Washington, DC, bringing together 59 representatives and several heads of state to launch his ambitious initiative to resurrect Gaza from decades of jihadist indoctrination and radicalization.
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[2026-02-25 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: With universities reopening on Saturday after several weeks of closure, students have once again returned to the front lines of protest, and demonstrations and clashes between them and Basij forces have continued in most universities across the country.
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[2026-02-25 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One question keeps coming up in newsrooms, on social media, and in private conversations as tensions build - when will the United States strike Iran?
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[2026-02-25 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Israel on Wednesday for a historic visit. He will address the Knesset, a move of symbolic importance that illustrates the close relationship between Israel and India.
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[2026-02-25 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The estimates of defense deals which Israel and India are expected to sign as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Jerusalem are eye-popping with some reaching between $8-10 billion, when also consulting Indian media.
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[2026-02-25 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US State Department condemned Hamas for destroying the tents of Gazans who refused to pay taxes in a Sunday post on X/Twitter in response to an undated video circulating online appearing to show Hamas's "Sahm" (Arrow) Unit terrorizing and extorting civilians.
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[2026-02-25 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranians, like other people in the Middle East, are preparing for the possibility of war. This comes after weeks of US-Iran tensions.
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[2026-02-25 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli forces responded to arson attempts allegedly conducted by extremist settlers in the West Bank on Tuesday, the IDF said.
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[2026-02-25 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought a "message of partnership" to Israel on Wednesday as he welcomed the Gaza peace plan as a route out of the conflict.
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[2026-02-25 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-02-25 22:34 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dependents of officials posted in Israel and Lebanon have been directed to leave by the Australian government, as tensions in the Middle East heighten again.
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[2026-02-25 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In his State of the Union address Trump said his preference was to use diplomacy in dealing with Iran. But, he added, “I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror — which they are, by far — to have a nuclear weapon.”
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[2026-02-25 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli court overturned the conviction of an officer who assaulted a Palestinian photojournalist in 2023, citing that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of responding to the 7 October attacks.
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[2026-02-25 22:23 UTC+10:00] [State of the Union address] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President claimed during longest ever State of the Union speech that Tehran was building weapons that could strike the US
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