You can use the function set_post_thubmnail().
After you inserted your post, just call this one, and you are ready to go.
$yourpostid = wp_insert_post( $args ); // Define the post in the args first
set_post_thumbnail( $yourpostid, $thumbnail_id ); // set the ID of your thumbnail to be the featured image of your newly created post.
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