1 August 2026
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Lebanon

Israeli Forces Detonate Tunnels Near Lebanon's Beaufort Castle

Israeli forces carried out a series of powerful detonations near the UNESCO listed Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz stated that the army used approximately 700 tons of explosives to destroy a…

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3 sources across 3 countries · Israel · Qatar · Singapore · 2 state-linked

Who reported this

  • The Times of Israel Israel · Centre · Seth Klarman (majority backer)
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded
  • The Straits Times Singapore · Centre-right · State-affiliated · SPH Media Trust; management shares under the NPPA

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • Hatched: the outlet is state-affiliated or state-controlled

Lean is where the outlet sits in its OWN country's politics, never on one global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

Ownership is disclosed, never rated.

· morning

US-Iran Conflict Sparks Economic Pressure and Public Skepticism

The United States is currently engaged in a five-month conflict with Iran that began on February 28, resulting in the deaths of 18 American soldiers and thousands of people in Iran and Lebanon. The war has led to a sharp increase in gasoline prices, which have risen from…

development
3 sources across 3 countries · Israel · Switzerland · United Kingdom

Who reported this

  • The Jerusalem Post Israel · Centre-right · Mirkaei Tikshoret (Eli Azur)
  • Neue Zuercher Zeitung Switzerland · Centre-right · Dispersed shareholders, no controlling stake
  • Financial Times United Kingdom · Centre · Nikkei Inc.

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • Hatched: the outlet is state-affiliated or state-controlled

Lean is where the outlet sits in its OWN country's politics, never on one global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

Ownership is disclosed, never rated.

· morning