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  "id": 1028589,
  "title": "Israeli airstrikes kill 9 in southern Lebanon, health ministry says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/israeli-airstrikes-kill-9-in-southern-lebanon-health-ministry-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T11:17:19.000Z",
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  "summary": "Lebanon's health ministry reports nine killed and several injured after Israeli airstrikes hit the towns of Ansar and Deir al-Zahrani in the south.",
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israeli bombardments in southern Lebanon intensify",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/israeli-bombardments-in-southern-lebanon-intensify",
        "published": "2026-08-14T10:07:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israel awaits US approval for operation to seize strategic ridge in southern Lebanon - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/israel-awaits-us-approval-for-operation-to-seize-strategic-ridge-in",
        "published": "2026-08-14T18:40:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Hezbollah chief rejects U.S.-led Lebanon deal as Israel reportedly plans assault",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/hezbollah-chief-rejects-u-s-led-lebanon-deal-as-israel-reportedly",
        "published": "2026-08-14T20:13:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "'We're seeing an important escalation in southern Lebanon despite the so-called truce'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/were-seeing-an-important-escalation-in-southern-lebanon-despite-the",
        "published": "2026-08-15T09:59:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Seven killed in Israeli strike on southern Lebanon, country's PM says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/seven-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-southern-lebanon-countrys-pm-says",
        "published": "2026-08-15T11:24:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Israeli strike kills seven in southern Lebanon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/israeli-strike-kills-seven-in-southern-lebanon",
        "published": "2026-08-15T11:45:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "‘Israel must halt escalation,’ Lebanon PM says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/israel-must-halt-escalation-lebanon-pm-says",
        "published": "2026-08-15T12:37:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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