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  "id": 7871605,
  "title": "Key House Democrat refuses to clear Trump’s $2.8bn arms sale to Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/key-house-democrat-refuses-to-clear-trumps-2-8bn-arms-sale-to-israel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T20:20:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/us-arms-sale-israel-gregory-meeks"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pro-Israel Gregory Meeks raises concerns over threat to civilian lives from package of 40,000 one-ton bombs The top Democrat on the House foreign affairs committee has thrown up a roadblock to one of the largest US arms transfers of Trump’s second term, refusing to clear a $2.8bn sale of 2,000lb bombs to Israel. Gregory Meeks announced the hold on Tuesday on a package of 40,000 of the bombs,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Dozens of right-wing agitators call to 'execute traitors' outside house of 'NAZA' director in central Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/dozens-of-right-wing-agitators-call-to-execute-traitors-outside-house",
        "published": "2026-09-16T18:16:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Top US House committee Democrat says he will not support Israel bomb sale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/top-us-house-committee-democrat-says-he-will-not-support-israel-bomb",
        "published": "2026-09-16T18:52:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Top Democrat puts hold on Trump's $2.8B weapons sale to Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/top-democrat-puts-hold-on-trumps-2-8b-weapons-sale-to-israel",
        "published": "2026-09-16T19:42:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-preparing-sale-of-40-000-one-ton-bombs-to-israel-sources-say",
        "published": "2026-09-16T22:12:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Senior US Democrat opposes $2.8bn bomb sale to Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/senior-us-democrat-opposes-2-8bn-bomb-sale-to-israel",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:20:44.000Z"
      }
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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."
}