{
  "id": 14804856,
  "title": "Rubio spoke to Lebanese president about confiscated Hezbollah explosives, says official",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/rubio-spoke-to-lebanese-president-about-confiscated-hezbollah",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T22:29:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/rubio-spoke-lebanese-president-confiscated-hezbollah-explosives-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday, according to a Middle East Eye report. The discussion centered around several hundred kilograms of explosives confiscated from Hezbollah, which Lebanese authorities seized earlier in the week. Rubio urged President Aoun not to return the explosives, emphasizing that holding accountable those responsible for the shipment, its financing, and its direction should be the priority instead.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Why would Hezbollah admit its explosives were smuggled into Lebanon? - analysis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/why-would-hezbollah-admit-its-explosives-were-smuggled-into-lebanon",
        "published": "2026-10-15T14:52:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Hezbollah admits ownership of Lebanese-seized explosives: 'Bound for Attacks on IDF'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/hezbollah-admits-ownership-of-lebanese-seized-explosives-bound-for",
        "published": "2026-10-15T15:38:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Hezbollah says seized explosives belonged to group, meant for attacks on Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/hezbollah-says-seized-explosives-belonged-to-group-meant-for-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-15T19:06:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}