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  "id": 7632323,
  "title": "As polls tighten ahead of Israeli election, three small right-wing factions emerge as wild cards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/as-polls-tighten-ahead-of-israeli-election-three-small-right-wing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T20:32:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-09-15/ty-article/.premium/as-polls-tighten-three-small-right-wing-factions-emerge-as-wild-cards/000001a0-a684-df5b-adf2-f6e5da3e0000"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Israeli political landscape is shifting as the election approaches, with smaller right-wing parties emerging as potential wild cards. According to Haaretz, these smaller parties pose a risk to Netanyahu's bloc if they fail to meet the electoral threshold, but if they stay afloat, they could help narrow the gap between the blocs.\n\nIn a separate development, Israeli airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip have resulted in the deaths of at least three Palestinians, including a patient at a healthcare center. The Israeli military said it had struck a militant in the area, while medics reported that some casualties resulted from a second strike near a group of people who had rushed to aid the initial victims.\n\nThe incidents in Gaza are unrelated to the Israeli election, but they do highlight the ongoing tensions in the region. The Israeli military has been involved in several incidents in Gaza in recent days, including the killing of two Hamas commanders, Ahmed Al-Batsh and another man, whose name was not specified in the reports.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Israeli airstrikes on a village in southern Lebanon kill 12 people, including 2 children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/israeli-airstrikes-on-a-village-in-southern-lebanon-kill-12-people",
        "published": "2026-09-15T14:02:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Israeli strikes in Gaza kill two people, including a child, medics say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/israeli-strikes-in-gaza-kill-two-people-including-a-child-medics-say",
        "published": "2026-09-15T14:46:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "IDF says terror commanders killed in Gaza strikes; child also reportedly among dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/idf-says-terror-commanders-killed-in-gaza-strikes-child-also",
        "published": "2026-09-15T17:57:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Israeli strikes in Gaza kill three people, medics say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/israeli-strikes-in-gaza-kill-three-people-medics-say",
        "published": "2026-09-15T19:05:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israeli strike on tents in Gaza kills two, including child",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/israeli-strike-on-tents-in-gaza-kills-two-including-child",
        "published": "2026-09-15T20:30:07.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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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