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  "id": 2745071,
  "title": "Israel strikes southern Syria; Damascus condemns attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/israel-strikes-southern-syria-damascus-condemns-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T07:46:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/israel-strikes-southern-syria-damascus-condemns-attack"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Israel targeted a terrorist in southern Syria on Saturday, according to Israel. Syria's foreign ministry said a drone strike hit a civilian vehicle on the outskirts of Damascus, causing injuries. The strike occurred near Beit Jinn village in the countryside west of the capital.\n\nThe incident comes as Syria seeks to resume negotiations with Israel over a security deal that could lead to Israel's withdrawal from Syrian land. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said Damascus' priority is to halt Israeli attacks and that confidence-building steps are needed. According to Business Recorder, negotiations over the security agreement had been frozen since the start of the Iran war, but Shaibani expected them to restart.\n\nSyrian President is Ahmed al-Sharaa. The US has been seeking a security deal between Israel and Syria for over a year. Israel has sent troops into Syrian territory and attacked government assets, citing threats to its security.",
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        "outlet": "Gulf Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/qatar-condemns-attack-targeting-internal-security-forces-bus-in-syria",
        "published": "2026-08-23T05:21:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Syria foreign minister sees Israel security talks resuming despite no trust",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/syria-foreign-minister-sees-israel-security-talks-resuming-despite-no",
        "published": "2026-08-23T07:46:35.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/syria-foreign-minister-sees-israel-security-talks-resuming-despite-no-2746386",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:02:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Syria expects to resume security talks with Israel soon, says foreign minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/syria-expects-to-resume-security-talks-with-israel-soon-says-foreign",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:12:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Israel strikes southern Syria as Damascus condemns attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/israel-strikes-southern-syria-as-damascus-condemns-attack",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:14:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Syria's foreign minister sees Israel security talks resuming despite no trust",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/syrias-foreign-minister-sees-israel-security-talks-resuming-despite",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:20:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Syria expects to resume negotiations with Israel, aiming for IDF withdrawal, foreign minister says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/syria-expects-to-resume-negotiations-with-israel-aiming-for-idf",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:40:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "Qatar condemns attack targeting Internal Security Forces bus in Syria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/qatar-condemns-attack-targeting-internal-security-forces-bus-in-syria-2756834",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:41:07.000Z"
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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."
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