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  "id": 721404,
  "title": "Hegseth, several other aides joined Trump on decoy flight amid Iranian threat — report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/hegseth-several-other-aides-joined-trump-on-decoy-flight-amid-iranian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T01:03:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
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    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-august-13-2026/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump's administration defended Defense Minister Israel Katz's assertion that Israel would maintain a presence in southern Lebanon. The US expects all parties to adhere to the framework agreement they signed, which requires them to refrain from territorial ambitions. However, Katz's comments were met with criticism, leading to accusations of war crimes. The US remains supportive of Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity, emphasizing the framework's conditions for redeployment and disarmament.",
  "summary": "US slams Katz after he boasts that Israel is ‘here to stay’ in southern Lebanon * White House press secretary to step down at end of the month The post Hegseth, several other aides joined Trump on decoy flight amid Iranian threat — report appeared first on The Times of Israel .",
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        "title": "Here’s who joined Trump on his secret military plane – and who got left on the ‘risky’ Air Force One",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/heres-who-joined-trump-on-his-secret-military-plane-and-who-got-left",
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Trump secretly moved to third plane over Iran threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/trump-secretly-moved-to-third-plane-over-iran-threat",
        "published": "2026-08-13T04:25:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "CIA reportedly doubted Israeli intel on Iranian threat that led Trump to swap planes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/cia-reportedly-doubted-israeli-intel-on-iranian-threat-that-led-trump",
        "published": "2026-08-13T06:50:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Chronicle Ghana",
        "title": "Trump confirms he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/trump-confirms-he-switched-planes-after-nato-summit-because-of",
        "published": "2026-08-13T09:30:20.000Z"
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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."
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