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  "id": 7762990,
  "title": "Lebanon wants Israel security deal as prelude to peace: president to AFP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/lebanon-wants-israel-security-deal-as-prelude-to-peace-president-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:30:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/lebanon-wants-israel-security-deal-prelude-peace-president-afp"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told AFP in an exclusive interview he wants a security agreement with Israel once it withdraws its troops as a possible prelude to peace, and is determined to disarm Hezbollah without a confrontation. Speaking ahead of his departure to France on Wednesday, President Joseph Aoun said Lebanon wanted a new force, European or otherwise, to prevent a security vacuum…",
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  "coverage": {
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        "published": "2026-09-16T08:37:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/trump-set-to-sell-40-000-one-ton-bombs-to-israel",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:33:12.000Z"
      }
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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."
}