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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.

Military source tells JNS that Tehran sought to unite Hamas and other factions into a single Iran-backed force in northern Samaria before the IDF intervention.
The Mossad reportedly funneled captured terrorist arsenals to Kurdish opposition groups as part of an initiative to destabilize the central government.
The United States and Israel commenced formal negotiations to replace the expiring defense memorandum with a new framework.
Dozens of Israeli aircraft struck Islamic Republic military infrastructure following a missile barrage from Iran.
Ex-Netanyahu adviser says Washington should avoid talks until Tehran dismantles its nuclear infrastructure, while former Mossad official calls for American security guarantees.
The Defense Ministry awards the 2026 Israel Defense Prize to five groundbreaking technological initiatives that provided Israel an edge over its enemies.
The IDF expanded its ground maneuver across the Litani River to establish control over the dominant high ground in Southern Lebanon.
Israel’s Home Front Command has implemented an advanced preliminary alert system for Lebanese rocket threats.
The IDF maintains a critical presence across Lebanon, Gaza and Syria to deny enemy buildup.
Staff Sgt. A., an immigrant from Los Angeles, shares his remarkable journey to the IDF’s Hashmonaim Brigade in Lebanon.
‘Twenty soccer fields’ of mesh nets due to be used to protect Israeli troops from lethal threat.
Outgoing IDF spokesperson tells JNS that foreign powers are investing money and bots to promote fake news that fuels antisemitism.