{
  "id": 2718232,
  "title": "Trump's envoy was right to condemn Netanyahu over Syria strike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/trumps-envoy-was-right-to-condemn-netanyahu-over-syria-strike",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T04:33:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-08-23/ty-article-opinion/.premium/trumps-envoy-was-right-to-condemn-netanyahu-over-syria-strike/000001a0-2ccd-dc38-a7f1-3fefd8bc0000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US envoy Tom Barrack criticised Israel's attack on a Syrian air base, calling it an \"unnecessary escalation\". Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz responded, saying Barrack's comments were \"full of inaccuracies\". According to Katz, Israel had shared intelligence with the US before the strike.\n\nThe air base attack is one of hundreds of strikes Israel has carried out in Syria since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and later annexed the areas under its control. Barrack described the Golan Heights as \"occupied\", which Katz said contradicted US President Donald Trump's stance.\n\nIsrael carried out another strike in Syria, according to reports. There is no information on the outcome of these strikes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Syria says Israeli strike near Damascus violation of international law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/syria-says-israeli-strike-near-damascus-violation-of-international-law",
        "published": "2026-08-22T21:42:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Israel carries out fresh Syria strike, rebukes US envoy over ‘unnecessary escalation’ criticism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/israel-carries-out-fresh-syria-strike-rebukes-us-envoy-over",
        "published": "2026-08-23T01:14:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}