{
  "id": 17460158,
  "title": "'King of Samaria': How a settlement council head is running Israel's West Bank policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/king-of-samaria-how-a-settlement-council-head-is-running-israels-west",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T19:13:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-10-31/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/king-of-samaria-how-a-settler-council-head-runs-israels-west-bank-policy/000001a1-8166-d6da-a7eb-e7fff1b70000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Yossi Dagan gets cabinet ministers to listen, billions in funding to flow and foreign politicians to embrace his cause. For the head of the Samaria Regional Council, every road, outpost and international alliance serves one goal: West Bank annexation",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "The West Bank emerges as Israel’s biggest counterterrorism success since October 7 - opinion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/the-west-bank-emerges-as-israels-biggest-counterterrorism-success",
        "published": "2026-10-31T20:24:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "West Bank city mayor sees Israeli operation as collective punishment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/west-bank-city-mayor-sees-israeli-operation-as-collective-punishment",
        "published": "2026-10-31T23:08:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}