What's going on in the Middle East?
In the Middle East, 298 reports in the last 24 hours, 16 more than the day before; 58 are corroborated or confirmed. Most in Lebanon (51), the West Bank (48) and Yemen (42).
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By area, the most reports in the last 24 hours first
| Area | 24 h | Change | Tension | Newest report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 51 | 1 more than the day before | High 69 | |
| West Bank | 48 | 8 more than the day before | High 56 | |
| Yemen | 42 | 9 more than the day before | High 71 | |
| Iran | 34 | 22 fewer than the day before | Elevated 46 | |
| Gaza | 33 | 5 more than the day before | High 72 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 26 | 6 fewer than the day before | High 57 | |
| Iraq | 18 | 9 more than the day before | Low 24 | |
| Israel | 13 | 1 more than the day before | Elevated 28 | |
| Strait of Hormuz | 10 | 1 fewer than the day before | Elevated 35 | |
| Gulf states | 9 | 3 more than the day before | Low 22 | |
| Syria | 7 | 4 more than the day before | Elevated 33 | |
| Jordan | 5 | 5 more than the day before | Low 13 | |
| Egypt | 1 | 1 fewer than the day before | Low 6 | |
| Red Sea and Gulf of Aden | 1 | 1 more than the day before | Low 4 |
This page is worked out from the public reports sitmap.live has stored, grouped into events and rated by how many independent sources carry each; nothing here is official. Change is against the 24 hours before; the region's count is the sum of the 14 areas. Report titles are written by AI and can be wrong, and a state such as corroborated says how well sourced a report is, not how true it is. See the methodology.
Questions
What's going on in the Middle East?
In the Middle East, 298 reports in the last 24 hours, 16 more than the day before; 58 are corroborated or confirmed. Most in Lebanon (51), the West Bank (48) and Yemen (42). As of 22:15 UTC on 5 November 2026.
Is the situation in the Middle East escalating?
This page counts reports and does not judge: it holds 298 reports from the Middle East in the last 24 hours, against 282 in the 24 hours before, and the tension index is 68 out of 100 (high), up from 62 a week earlier. Both count what is reported, not what happens, and are not a forecast.
Where do these reports come from?
From public posts, news items and official alerts that sitmap.live reads, grouped into events and rated by how many independent sources carry each. Titles are written by AI from those posts and can be wrong. Nothing here is an official source.
What do corroborated and confirmed mean?
Corroborated means two or more independent sources agree; confirmed is the strongest state, for example an authority's own record. A state says how well sourced a report is, not how true it is.
How often is this page updated?
The counts are worked out again from the stored reports every few minutes. The page says when it was built and the time of the newest report it holds; a long gap means the intake may be delayed.
Unofficial, built from public posts; verify before acting. Titles of reports are written by AI and can be wrong.