{
  "id": 15692211,
  "title": "Hegseth meets Netanyahu in unannounced visit to Israel, Axios reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/hegseth-meets-netanyahu-in-unannounced-visit-to-israel-axios-reports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T23:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/hegseth-meets-netanyahu-unannounced-visit-israel-axios-reports"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, Axios reported, citing two sources with knowledge. Reuters could not immediately confirm the meeting, but Hegseth said in a social media post that he had visited US service members in the Central Command area of responsibility, which…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}