{
  "id": 1838822,
  "title": "Israel Says It Targeted Syria Air Base To Block Turkish Troops Deployment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/israel-says-it-targeted-syria-air-base-to-block-turkish-troops",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T22:25:28.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/israel-says-it-targeted-syria-air-base-to-block-turkish-troops-deployment-11928400"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israel said that it had attacked the base because Syria had been \"on the verge of breaching\" an agreed-upon \"status quo in security matters\" by allowing Turkish troops to deploy there.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israel says Syria acceptance of Turkish troops posed 'threat'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/israel-says-syria-acceptance-of-turkish-troops-posed-threat",
        "published": "2026-08-18T21:17:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}