{
  "id": 12842087,
  "title": "Israeli MK convicted of assaulting police officer in West Bank, risks losing Knesset seat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/israeli-mk-convicted-of-assaulting-police-officer-in-west-bank-risks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:10:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-10-08/ty-article/.premium/israeli-mk-convicted-of-assaulting-policeman-in-west-bank-may-lose-knesset-seat/000001a1-1a90-dbd6-a5a5-9bf7740b0000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hadash MK Ofer Cassif was filmed striking a police officer at a 2022 protest against the eviction of Palestinians in the West Bank's Masafer Yatta. Facing up to five years in prison, he called the verdict 'political persecution'",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Two West Bank Palestinian minors arrested for suspected arson near Homesh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/two-west-bank-palestinian-minors-arrested-for-suspected-arson-near",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:36:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}