Overview

• Channel 12, citing a senior Ukrainian source, reported that pilgrims will not be allowed to travel to Uman this year due to wartime security concerns.
• Additional reports link the move to tensions with Israel, including anger over Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu not calling on Ukraine’s Independence Day and Kyiv’s requests for aid and police support.
• Rabbi Natan Ben Nun of the Breslover Union in Uman rejected the reported ban, saying security arrangements were finalized with Kyiv authorities and urging travelers to continue preparations.
• In Israel, the attorney general blocked a government plan to let draft‑age yeshiva students travel without enforcement action, prompting threats of protests at Ben Gurion Airport.
• Government efforts had included coordination for Moldova transit and funding for infrastructure, but with Rosh Hashanah weeks away, plans remain unsettled for the tens of thousands who typically make the trip.