{
  "id": 2979273,
  "title": "US blocks Gaza reconstruction until Hamas disarms, Kushner says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-blocks-gaza-reconstruction-until-hamas-disarms-kushner-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/world/2026-08-24-us-blocks-gaza-reconstruction-until-hamas-disarms-kushner-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump’s peace envoy Jared Kushner says Washington will not allow Gaza to be rebuilt until the Palestinian enclave is fully demilitarised. Kushner made the comments after meeting Hamas officials in Cairo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/netanyahu-we-will-address-the-drone-threat-from-the-gaza-strip",
        "published": "2026-08-23T14:24:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Smotrich, Strock push Netanyahu to bar ISF from operating in Gaza before Hamas disarmament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/smotrich-strock-push-netanyahu-to-bar-isf-from-operating-in-gaza",
        "published": "2026-08-23T20:14:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "The ultimate test: Can the IDF Chief resist Netanyahu's election-year war push?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/the-ultimate-test-can-the-idf-chief-resist-netanyahus-election-year",
        "published": "2026-08-24T00:57:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}