{
  "id": 46643,
  "title": "Israeli finance minister calls for settlements near Gaza",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/israeli-finance-minister-calls-for-settlements-near-gaza",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-02T13:41:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-finance-minister-calls-settlements-near-gaza"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the construction of three new Israeli settlements near Gaza, despite an ongoing ceasefire agreement. Smotrich, who heads Israel's Settlements Administration, urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to approve the plan in a recent post on X. This comes as Israeli military attacks continue in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, following a ceasefire agreement announced in October. Smotrich's statement highlights the far-right government's push to expand settlements, even as ongoing tensions and conflict persist in the region.",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Israeli strikes kill 13 in Gaza, minister says no deal to halt attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/israeli-strikes-kill-13-in-gaza-minister-says-no-deal-to-halt-attacks",
        "published": "2026-08-02T00:46:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israeli finance minister calls for building settlements near Gaza amid ongoing Israeli offensive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/israeli-finance-minister-calls-for-building-settlements-near-gaza",
        "published": "2026-08-02T13:35:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza after Hamas agree disarmament deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/at-least-13-killed-in-israeli-strikes-on-gaza-after-hamas-agree",
        "published": "2026-08-02T15:50:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Fetus found among the ruins of a deadly Israeli strike on Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/fetus-found-among-the-ruins-of-a-deadly-israeli-strike-on-gaza",
        "published": "2026-08-02T17:57:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza, minister says no deal to halt attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/israeli-strikes-kill-18-in-gaza-minister-says-no-deal-to-halt-attacks-60232",
        "published": "2026-08-02T21:04:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}