{
  "id": 3848152,
  "title": "Censor allows publication of report Israel held direct hostage talks with Hamas, with PM’s approval",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/censor-allows-publication-of-report-israel-held-direct-hostage-talks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T22:06:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/censor-allows-publication-of-report-israel-held-direct-hostage-talks-with-hamas-with-pms-approval/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israeli TV says negotiations led by then-Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar began after Oct. 7, continued until 2025; permission to reveal meetings comes on hesls of report that Netanyahu also privately contacted Hamas amid 2014 war The post Censor allows publication of report Israel held direct hostage talks with Hamas, with PM’s approval appeared first on The Times of Israel .",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}