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  "id": 2749254,
  "title": "Israel strikes southern Syria as Damascus condemns attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/israel-strikes-southern-syria-as-damascus-condemns-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T08:14:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1542631/israel-strikes-southern-syria-as-damascus-condemns-attack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Israel struck southern Syria, injuring civilians after a drone hit a civilian vehicle near Beit Jinn village west of Damascus. According to the Daily Times, Syrian state television reported that at least one person was injured in the attack. The Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned the incident as a blatant violation of its territory and sovereignty.\n\nSyrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said that Damascus expects negotiations to resume soon with Israel over a security deal that could lead to Israel's withdrawal from Syrian land. According to multiple outlets, including the Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, Business Recorder, and Al-Monitor, al-Shaibani urged Israel to seize a \"historic opportunity\" as the door for diplomacy is open. He stressed that Damascus' priority is to halt Israeli attacks, saying confidence-building steps were needed.\n\nThe negotiations over the security agreement had been frozen since the start of the Iran war, but al-Shaibani expected them to restart. He also said that contact between Syria and Israel was cut after the airbase strike, and that Syria does not currently trust Israel. The Israeli prime minister's office did not respond to a request for comment.",
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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": "Israel strikes southern Syria; Damascus condemns attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/israel-strikes-southern-syria-damascus-condemns-attack",
        "published": "2026-08-23T07:46:35.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "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-2746386",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:02:43.000Z"
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        "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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Syria foreign minister says door open for diplomacy with Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/syria-foreign-minister-says-door-open-for-diplomacy-with-israel",
        "published": "2026-08-23T10:48:55.000Z"
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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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