{
  "id": 7849796,
  "title": "Israel, Morocco agree to open upgrade relations, open respective embassies in US-backed summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/israel-morocco-agree-to-open-upgrade-relations-open-respective",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T19:14:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-908835"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Foreign Minister Gideon Sa ar of Israel, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, and US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz convened a trilateral diplomatic summit in New York, where they agreed on measures to enhance relations between Israel and Morocco. The agreement includes upgrading diplomatic relations, elevating the status of embassies, and appointing ambassadors. Both countries have committed to completing agreements on investment protection and preventing double taxation by the end of 2026, with the aim of fostering reciprocal investment and strengthening economic ties. The nations also plan to host reciprocal high-level visits in the coming months.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israeli, Morocco agree to upgrade diplomatic ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/israeli-morocco-agree-to-upgrade-diplomatic-ties",
        "published": "2026-09-16T20:11:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Morocco and Israel upgrade diplomatic ties to embassy level",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/morocco-and-israel-upgrade-diplomatic-ties-to-embassy-level",
        "published": "2026-09-16T20:37:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Israel, Morocco agree to exchange ambassadors, open embassies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/israel-morocco-agree-to-exchange-ambassadors-open-embassies",
        "published": "2026-09-16T20:49:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Israel and Morocco agree to appoint ambassadors, upgrade ties as FMs meet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/israel-and-morocco-agree-to-appoint-ambassadors-upgrade-ties-as-fms",
        "published": "2026-09-16T21:56:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}