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  "id": 5144926,
  "title": "Israel halted supply of water to Gaza amid ongoing desalination crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/israel-halted-supply-of-water-to-gaza-amid-ongoing-desalination-crisis",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T18:17:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-09-02/ty-article/.premium/israel-halted-supply-of-water-to-gaza-amid-ongoing-desalination-crisis/000001a0-6319-ddc7-a7ad-f7b95ad00000"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Some experts say sewage from Gaza – due to water infrastructure damaged by Israel during the war – fueled a microalgae bloom in the Mediterranean that disrupted Israeli desalination facilities, leaving nearly one million Palestinians in Gaza facing water shortages, according to UNICEF",
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        "published": "2026-09-02T12:04:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Israel ready to remove Gaza population if US gives approval: defence minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/israel-ready-to-remove-gaza-population-if-us-gives-approval-defence",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:25:49.000Z"
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Israel ready to remove Palestinians in Gaza once US approves, minister says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/israel-ready-to-remove-palestinians-in-gaza-once-us-approves-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:43:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Israel ‘organised and prepared’ to remove Gaza population if US gives green light, Katz says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/israel-organised-and-prepared-to-remove-gaza-population-if-us-gives",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:56:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Netanyahu says Israel 'not retreating' during Gaza visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/netanyahu-says-israel-not-retreating-during-gaza-visit",
        "published": "2026-09-02T15:04:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "Two Palestinians killed, several others injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza strip",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/two-palestinians-killed-several-others-injured-in-israeli-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:36:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Katz: Israel will facilitate emigration from Gaza ‘by any means’ as soon as Trump allows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/katz-israel-will-facilitate-emigration-from-gaza-by-any-means-as-soon",
        "published": "2026-09-02T17:08:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Israel says Gaza removal plan awaits US approval",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/israel-says-gaza-removal-plan-awaits-us-approval",
        "published": "2026-09-02T19:33:48.000Z"
      }
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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."
}