{
  "id": 125858,
  "title": "How Israel reduced Iran’s historic Rafi-Nia synagogue to rubble (1/2)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/how-israel-reduced-irans-historic-rafi-nia-synagogue-to-rubble-1-2",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T09:09:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260804-how-israel-reduced-iran-historic-rafi-nia-synagogue-rubble-1-2"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Before it was destroyed in an Israeli air strike on April 7, Tehran’s Rafi-Nia synagogue was emblematic of one of the Middle East's largest Jewish communities outside of Israel. According to one worshipper and an expert, both well acquainted with its vibrant community, the prominent synagogue was far more than just a place of worship.",
  "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."
}