{
  "id": 2086576,
  "title": "Mossad chief called Syria over Turkish army presence before airbase strike: Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/mossad-chief-called-syria-over-turkish-army-presence-before-airbase",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T05:52:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/mossad-chief-called-syria-over-turkish-army-presence-airbase-strike"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mossad chief called Syria over Turkish army presence before airbase strike: Report Mossad had phone call with Syria’s foreign minister on 14 August to discuss Turkey’s military presence in Syria, according to Reuters citing several sources. The call, made just days before Israel struck a military airbase in Irbil, is one of the highest-level contacts to date between Tel Aviv and the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Israel’s army chief vows in Syria to deter threats to border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/israels-army-chief-vows-in-syria-to-deter-threats-to-border",
        "published": "2026-08-19T23:12:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Syria says no Turkish military build-up planned at airbase struck by Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/syria-says-no-turkish-military-build-up-planned-at-airbase-struck-by",
        "published": "2026-08-20T03:46:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Syria says no Turkish military build-up planned at airbase struck by Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/syria-says-no-turkish-military-build-up-planned-at-airbase-struck-by-2088067",
        "published": "2026-08-20T06:19:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Netanyahu warns Israel will not tolerate Turkish military presence in Syria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/netanyahu-warns-israel-will-not-tolerate-turkish-military-presence-in",
        "published": "2026-08-20T07:50:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}