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Yaakov Lappin

Yaakov Lappin

Yaakov Lappin is an Israel-based military affairs correspondent and analyst. He is the in-house analyst at the Miryam Institute; a research associate at the Alma Research and Education Center; and a research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University. He is a frequent guest commentator on international television news networks, including Sky News and i24 News. Lappin is the author of Virtual Caliphate: Exposing the Islamist State on the Internet. Follow him at: www.patreon.com/yaakovlappin.

Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani. Credit: IDF Spokesperson.
Analysis
‘Iranian regime is weakest it’s been in all my years of service’
Outgoing IDF spokesperson tells JNS that foreign powers are investing money and bots to promote fake news that fuels antisemitism.
May 6, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
Armed Hamas terrorists stand guard in Gaza City, Nov. 3, 2025. Photo by Omar al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images.
Analysis
Exploiting international focus on other arenas, Hamas moves to consolidate rule in Gaza
Former senior Shin Bet officials tell JNS that the group’s terror army and civil governance can only be dismantled by the IDF.
April 28, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
People walk past destroyed homes on April 22, 2026 in Gaza City, Gaza. The homes were destroyed by Israeli airstrikes earlier in the war. A fragile truce has been in place since last October, two years after the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in 2023. Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images.
Analysis
Hamas ‘fabricates humanitarian crisis’ to stall disarmament
Israeli security officials confirm the terror organization is weaponizing international support through false starvation claims.
April 23, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
IDF soldiers operate in the Litani River region, Southern Lebanon. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Analysis
IDF enforces new Southern Lebanon security zone
Ground forces and Israeli Air Force rapidly detect and fire on armed terrorists approaching military positions while finalizing a four-tier buffer zone.
April 22, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
Graphic showing petrochemical factories in Mahshahr, in southwest Iran, that the Israeli military says produce chemical elements used by Tehran to make weapons. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.
Analysis
The lesser-known but real threats posed by Iran’s chemical-weapons program
Israeli Air Force strikes targeted dual-use research institutes tied to pharmaceutical-based agent production.
April 19, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
Strait of Hormuz
Analysis
Intelligence capabilities fuel America’s game-changing naval blockade
The United States Navy’s maritime cordon targets Iran’s economic lifelines while relying on advanced intelligence, surveillance and interception systems.
April 15, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
Israel Defense Forces reserve infantry and Merkava tank soldiers train in a military exercise in the Golan Heights on Oct. 23, 2023. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.
Analysis
How can the IDF’s personnel shortage be solved?
As the military grapples with need to boost numbers, former senior officers say personnel increases, while vital, are no substitute for operational readiness.
April 11, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
Demonstrators wave Lebanese Hezbollah and Iranian flags as they gather before a mockup of Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock during a rally at Enghelab ("Revolution") Square in Tehran on June 14, 2025. Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images.
Analysis
Can Tehran still massively finance its terror proxies?
Before the war, Iran doubled Hezbollah funding to $2 billion and sent hundreds of millions to terrorist factions in Gaza.
April 10, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
A plume of smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran on March 29, 2026. The Israeli military announced on March 29 evening it had launched new strikes on targets across Tehran, after it had detected seven new incoming missile salvoes fired from Iran during the day. Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Chemical weapons development center targeted at Iranian university
The IRGC’s Imam Hossein University in Tehran was also used to develop ballistic missiles, says IDF spokesperson.
April 1, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet seen during the "Blue Flag", an international aerial training exercise at the Ovda air force base, Southern Israel, November Southern Israel, October 24, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** בסיס עובדה בדרום הארץ בלו פלאג (דגל כחול), התרגיל הבינלאומי שחיל האוויר מארח בדרום בהשתתפות גרמניה , יוון , ישראל, איטליה ו ארצות הברית
Israel News
Israeli Air Force engaged in three-pronged offensive over the Islamic Republic
The military continues to dismantle Iranian weapons production sites, nuclear facilities and missile launchers
March 30, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz takes part in a situational assessment of IDF progress in Lebanon, March 22, 2026. Photo by Elad Malka/MoD.
Analysis
IDF reports ‘significant’ progress against Iranian military targets as campaign enters fourth week
Army says strikes on missile production, air defenses and naval assets have reduced the Islamic Republic’s capacity to attack.
March 27, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
Tel Aviv Iran rockets
Analysis
Despite cluster challenge, Israel maintains high interception rate against Iranian missiles
The IDF degrades Iranian missile stockpiles and targets nuclear research facilities while the Israeli home front faces persistent yet reduced attacks.
March 27, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
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