{
  "id": 368096,
  "title": "'Lords of the land': Israeli soldiers reveal how Jewish settlers call the shots in the West Bank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/lords-of-the-land-israeli-soldiers-reveal-how-jewish-settlers-call",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T09:42:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-08-09/ty-article-magazine/.premium/lords-of-the-land-soldiers-explain-how-settlers-call-the-shots-in-the-west-bank/0000019f-e507-d867-a3df-edd79f370000"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "IDF soldiers who served in the West Bank tell Haaretz how settlers in local army battalions, though formally subordinate to the military, are using IDF operations to actively fuel friction with Palestinians",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian property in West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/israeli-settlers-set-fire-to-palestinian-property-in-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-08-09T05:44:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Palestinians in occupied West Bank hold firm on Indigenous Peoples’ Day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/palestinians-in-occupied-west-bank-hold-firm-on-indigenous-peoples-day",
        "published": "2026-08-09T10:35:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}