{
  "id": 8685503,
  "title": "'Benjamin Netanyahu has literally sabotaged Israeli diplomacy'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/benjamin-netanyahu-has-literally-sabotaged-israeli-diplomacy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T12:36:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/20/benjamin-netanyahu-has-literally-sabotaged-israeli-diplomacy_6757737_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Israeli Foreign Ministry's influence abroad has been undermined, according to historian Jean-Pierre Filiu, who argues that the current prime minister has systematically weakened the ministry.\n\nBenjamin Netanyahu's actions have been questioned by some Israeli politicians, including Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot, who have censured his behavior regarding Qatari funding of Hamas in Gaza. According to a report by Ronen Bergman of Yedioth Ahronoth, Netanyahu was warned in 2019 that Qatari funds were being used to fund Hamas's military branch.\n\nThe Prime Minister's Office has denied the report, calling it \"a collection of recycled lies that have already been disproven in the past\" and suggesting it was an attempt to sabotage Netanyahu's re-election campaign. The PMO also claimed that the previous government was responsible for Qatari funding of Hamas.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Qatar denies funding Hamas after Israeli report claims Netanyahu ignored warnings over Gaza aid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/qatar-denies-funding-hamas-after-israeli-report-claims-netanyahu",
        "published": "2026-09-20T03:26:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israeli military claims Hamas commander killed in Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/israeli-military-claims-hamas-commander-killed-in-gaza",
        "published": "2026-09-20T03:46:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "European Commissioner discussed EU-Israel relationship, Gaza with Israeli minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/european-commissioner-discussed-eu-israel-relationship-gaza-with",
        "published": "2026-09-20T12:46:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}