Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - August 28, 2026, 05 PM Eastern

Finland announced it will cease funding the UNRWA after 2026, citing alleged employee involvement in the October 7th Hamas attack. The US Treasury is increasing financial pressure on Iran by proposing to revoke a UAE-based bank's access to US correspondent accounts. Reports also detail rising antisemitism, including the cancellation of Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Arieh King's Canadian travel authorization amid activism by anti-Israel groups, and the arrest of a Florida man after the ADL reported online threats against a mosque, with the suspect's manifesto containing severe antisemitic rhetoric. Domestically, Israeli expats are being removed from voter registries, and opinion pieces analyze the nation's crises, calling for urgent reform and recognizing cognitive warfare as a national security threat. An uplifting story highlights a Holocaust survivor reconnecting with over 50 relatives through DNA testing.

Sources:
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906918
- Israel Today: https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/08/28/us-tightens-financial-noose-around-iran/
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-906922
- The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-says-it-surfaced-mosque-threat-linked-to-fbi-arrest-in-florida/
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-906920
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-906415
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-906842
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-906831

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