{
  "id": 326052,
  "title": "Israeli forces shell Gaza areas, raid several West Bank towns and villages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/israeli-forces-shell-gaza-areas-raid-several-west-bank-towns-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T23:18:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-shell-gaza-areas-raid-several-west-bank-towns-and"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israeli forces have escalated their attacks on Gaza and the West Bank, with artillery shelling targeting central Gaza’s Bureij camp and intense tank fire in the al-Shakush area. Despite a ceasefire agreement in October 2025, the Israeli military has claimed over 1,200 Palestinian lives, including 300 children. In the West Bank, Israeli forces have been conducting regular attacks on Palestinian residents and their properties. In Dheisheh Camp, south of Bethlehem, tear gas canisters fired by Israeli forces reportedly caused suffocation among Palestinian residents. Additionally, Israeli forces have raided several towns and villages in the West Bank, including Za'atar, Ash Shawawra, Dar Salah, and Al Ubeidiya, east of Bethlehem.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Doha News",
        "title": "Qatar, Arab and Muslim states condemn Israeli attacks in Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/qatar-arab-and-muslim-states-condemn-israeli-attacks-in-gaza",
        "published": "2026-08-06T13:45:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Three Palestinians killed and dozens wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza and West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/three-palestinians-killed-and-dozens-wounded-in-israeli-attacks",
        "published": "2026-08-08T20:13:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Israel accused of weaponising archaeology at ancient West Bank sites",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/israel-accused-of-weaponising-archaeology-at-ancient-west-bank-sites",
        "published": "2026-08-08T23:43:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Israeli settler attacks rise as West Bank residents lose land",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/israeli-settler-attacks-rise-as-west-bank-residents-lose-land",
        "published": "2026-08-09T01:43:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "FM advises tourists to conceal Israeli, Jewish identifiers ahead of Gaza protests in Greece",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/fm-advises-tourists-to-conceal-israeli-jewish-identifiers-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-08-09T08:34:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Israeli authorities accused of stalling on Gaza agreement implementation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/israeli-authorities-accused-of-stalling-on-gaza-agreement",
        "published": "2026-08-09T09:43:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Israeli genocide scholar who lost University of Minnesota job over his position on Gaza reaches $250k settlement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/israeli-genocide-scholar-who-lost-university-of-minnesota-job-over",
        "published": "2026-08-09T17:35:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}