{
  "id": 14727268,
  "title": "In first, Israel’s Netanyahu says he held call with Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/in-first-israels-netanyahu-says-he-held-call-with-syrias-ahmed-al",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T14:38:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/first-israels-netanyahu-says-he-held-call-syrias-ahmed-al-sharaa"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It is the first publicly disclosed contact between the leaders of Israel and Syria, which lack formal relations and have fought several wars. Sharaa’s government began US-mediated talks with Israel in 2025.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Netanyahu: I called al-Sharaa, and the Druze massacre stopped",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/netanyahu-i-called-al-sharaa-and-the-druze-massacre-stopped",
        "published": "2026-10-15T14:10:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Netanyahu discloses 2025 call with Syria’s Sharaa, first publicly known contact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/netanyahu-discloses-2025-call-with-syrias-sharaa-first-publicly-known",
        "published": "2026-10-15T14:38:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Netanyahu reveals direct call with Syrian President Sharaa, claims he stopped Druze massacres",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/netanyahu-reveals-direct-call-with-syrian-president-sharaa-claims-he",
        "published": "2026-10-15T14:52:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}