Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - August 28, 2026, 12 PM Eastern

Stay updated with crucial developments from Israel. Today's report covers the IDF's elimination of senior Hamas operative Qais Bitwani in a West Bank airstrike and the killing of Hamas commander Nabil Ibrahim Bass in Gaza, alongside separate strikes resulting in civilian casualties. We also detail the guilty pleas of four men for a £1 million arson attack on a Jewish ambulance service in London, investigated as a targeted antisemitic incident. Plus, updates on U.S. sanctions against Iran-linked money laundering, Israeli domestic political dynamics, and North Macedonia's deepening ties with Israel.

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- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-906909
- AL Monitor: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/israeli-strike-kills-three-west-bank-israel-says-it-targeted-hamas-operative
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- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-906911
- AL Monitor: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/four-plead-guilty-london-arson-attack-jewish-ambulances
- The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-the-sunken-1948-altalena-arms-ship-became-an-election-battleground-in-israel-in-2026/
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