{
  "id": 11648426,
  "title": "'The Gaza war has permanently changed Israeli society. Solidarity is unraveling'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/the-gaza-war-has-permanently-changed-israeli-society-solidarity-is",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T09:09:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/life/books/2026-10-03/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/the-gaza-war-has-permanently-changed-israeli-society-solidarity-is-unraveling/000001a0-f789-d9ab-abfd-f7a9da7a0000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israeli Reserve Major General Nitzan Alon has stated that a deal to release Israeli hostages in Gaza could have been secured a year earlier. According to Alon, \"political and personal considerations\" hindered the release. He made these comments during a conversation hosted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.\n\nAlon has previously accused the Israeli government of delaying or preventing the release of hostages. He believes that the hostages could have been brought home without impacting the outcome of the war. Alon has called for new, \"realistic\" Israeli leadership.\n\nAlon's views are supported by a similar statement reported by the Times of India, where he argued that an earlier resolution to the Gaza war would have spared the lives of countless hostages and civilians. He criticized the approach of seeking total victory over Hamas before negotiations, calling it flawed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Death, displacement and disease: A young Gaza doctor on life under Israeli bombardment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/death-displacement-and-disease-a-young-gaza-doctor-on-life-under",
        "published": "2026-10-02T15:30:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Israeli air attack on Gaza City apartment kills at least five",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/israeli-air-attack-on-gaza-city-apartment-kills-at-least-five",
        "published": "2026-10-03T02:25:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}