{
  "id": 1855354,
  "title": "Report: Syria denies security agreement with Israel after strike on airbase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/report-syria-denies-security-agreement-with-israel-after-strike-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T03:16:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-syria-denies-security-agreement-israel-after-strike-airbase"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Syria has denied that it has a security agreement with Israel. A Syrian Foreign Ministry diplomatic source told Al Jazeera that no such deal exists, and that Syria will not accept any agreement that limits its role in strengthening regional stability. The denial comes after Israel struck the Abu al-Duhur military airport in Idlib province.\n\nAccording to Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, Israel and Syria had agreed to a status quo in security matters. Israel claimed that Syria was on the verge of breaching this status quo by permitting Turkish troops to deploy at an airbase near Aleppo, which Israel saw as a threat to its security.\n\nTurkey has rejected Israel's justification for the strikes, accusing Israel of violating Syrian sovereignty and stability. The US has condemned the strikes, with US envoy for Syria Tom Barrack confirming that Israel carried out the attack.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Israel blames Turkey after strike on Syria air base",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/israel-blames-turkey-after-strike-on-syria-air-base",
        "published": "2026-08-18T22:32:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ynetnews",
        "title": "After Syria strike, US envoy warns Israel of rising tensions with Turkey",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/after-syria-strike-us-envoy-warns-israel-of-rising-tensions-with",
        "published": "2026-08-18T23:00:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Turkey denies Israeli claims of posing a threat, says Netanyahu seeks to justify Syria strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/turkey-denies-israeli-claims-of-posing-a-threat-says-netanyahu-seeks",
        "published": "2026-08-19T00:09:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Israel confirms striking Syrian air base, saying Turkey was planning to deploy forces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/israel-confirms-striking-syrian-air-base-saying-turkey-was-planning",
        "published": "2026-08-19T02:27:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}