{
  "id": 216622,
  "title": "Italy removes Israeli companies, including Rafael, from Rome airport's counter-drone project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/italy-removes-israeli-companies-including-rafael-from-rome-airports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T11:30:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-904752"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Italy has removed Israeli companies, including Rafael, from a counter-drone project at Rome's airport. This development was reported by the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, according to The Jerusalem Post. The project is considered one of Italy's most strategically important civilian infrastructure projects.\n\nThe move comes amid escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon. According to The National UAE, two Israeli reserve soldiers were killed and four others severely wounded in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military reported that the soldiers, Maj Harel Birenstock and Chief Master Sgt Tamir Vaknin, were killed when an explosive device detonated during operations.\n\nIsraeli strikes in southern Lebanon resulted in at least one person being killed and 12 others wounded, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. Israel also issued a forced displacement order for residents of Mansouri, near Tyre. The escalation occurred as Israeli and Lebanese delegations held US-mediated talks in Rome aimed at implementing a security arrangement to ease border tensions.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}