{
  "id": 4280015,
  "title": "Shin Bet veteran confirms he held talks with Hamas’s Hamad; political echelon approved",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/shin-bet-veteran-confirms-he-held-talks-with-hamass-hamad-political",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T21:27:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/shin-bet-veteran-confirms-he-held-talks-with-hamass-hamad-political-echelon-approved/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Adi Rotem, a veteran of Israel's Shin Bet security agency, has confirmed that he held talks with Hamas's Hamad. According to Rotem, the talks were initiated because mediator Qatar was seen as acting in bad faith, and previous discussions were going in circles. The talks were approved by the political echelon.\n\nThe confirmation of the talks comes after a separate incident involving the evacuation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son, Yair, from Florida to Israel under heavy security. According to the Jerusalem Post, Shin Bet confirmed an Iranian threat against Yair Netanyahu, stating that there was a significant threat to harm him. The threat was reportedly discovered in December, and Iranian operatives were allegedly on the ground in the Miami area, conducting surveillance on Yair's residence and movements.\n\nYair Netanyahu was urgently extracted from Florida back to Israel, accompanied by his security team. The incident was first reported on the Newsmax website, citing a US law enforcement source familiar with the threat.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Shin Bet confirms significant Iranian threat against Yair Netanyahu prompted evacuation from US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/shin-bet-confirms-significant-iranian-threat-against-yair-netanyahu",
        "published": "2026-08-29T18:44:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Shin Bet confirms Iranian plot to target Yair Netanyahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/shin-bet-confirms-iranian-plot-to-target-yair-netanyahu",
        "published": "2026-08-29T18:48:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Netanyahu's son Yair back in Israel following security threat, Shin Bet says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/netanyahus-son-yair-back-in-israel-following-security-threat-shin-bet",
        "published": "2026-08-29T19:07:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Shin Bet confirms spiriting Yair Netanyahu back from Miami due to threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/shin-bet-confirms-spiriting-yair-netanyahu-back-from-miami-due-to",
        "published": "2026-08-29T19:39:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Shin Bet Confirms Urgent Evacuation of Yair Netanyahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/shin-bet-confirms-urgent-evacuation-of-yair-netanyahu",
        "published": "2026-08-29T21:03:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}