{
  "id": 1229462,
  "title": "They own 2 excavators in Gaza and can't keep up with demand as families dig for remains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/they-own-2-excavators-in-gaza-and-cant-keep-up-with-demand-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-heavy-machinery-9.7308103"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As the search for remains continues in Gaza, officials on the ground say there's a serious lack of heavy machinery like excavators to speed up the process of digging through the rubble. One family that owns two of the machines says the high cost of fuel and oil, and the lack of spare parts for maintenance, means they can't keep up with the demand for their services.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}