{
  "id": 766542,
  "title": "After US criticism, Israel ties Lebanon withdrawal to Hezbollah disarmament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/after-us-criticism-israel-ties-lebanon-withdrawal-to-hezbollah",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T12:46:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/after-us-criticism-israel-ties-lebanon-withdrawal-hezbollah-disarmament"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Maayan Lubell and Maya Gebeily JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Israel won't withdraw from southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed, the defence minister said on Thursday, qualifying remarks he made a day earlier that had suggested Israeli forces would occupy the territory indefinitely and drew U.S. criticism.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "US, Israel deny report of agreement on foreign forces for Hezbollah disarmament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-israel-deny-report-of-agreement-on-foreign-forces-for-hezbollah",
        "published": "2026-08-13T11:20:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}