{
  "id": 15712829,
  "title": "Hegseth meets Netanyahu in unannounced visit to Israel, source says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/hegseth-meets-netanyahu-in-unannounced-visit-to-israel-source-says",
  "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-source-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "JERUSALEM, Oct 20 (Reuters) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, a person familiar with the matter said, as tensions flare between the US and Iran. The person did not say what the two men discussed during the meeting, first reported by Axios. The Pentagon declined to comment. The Israeli prime…",
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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."
}