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    <description>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.</description>
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      <title>'Iranian regime is weakest it's been in all my years of service'</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Outgoing IDF spokesperson tells JNS that foreign powers are investing money and bots to promote fake news that fuels antisemitism.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 04:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Exploiting international focus on other arenas, Hamas moves to consolidate rule in Gaza</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Former senior Shin Bet officials tell JNS that the group’s terror army and civil governance can only be dismantled by the IDF.]]></description>
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      <title>Hamas 'fabricates humanitarian crisis' to stall disarmament</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Israeli security officials confirm the terror organization is weaponizing international support through false starvation claims.]]></description>
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      <title>IDF enforces new Southern Lebanon security zone</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ground forces and Israeli Air Force rapidly detect and fire on armed terrorists approaching military positions while finalizing a four-tier buffer zone.]]></description>
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      <title>The lesser-known but real threats posed by Iran’s chemical-weapons program</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Israeli Air Force strikes targeted dual-use research institutes tied to pharmaceutical-based agent production.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Intelligence capabilities fuel America’s game-changing naval blockade</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The United States Navy’s maritime cordon targets Iran’s economic lifelines while relying on advanced intelligence, surveillance and interception systems.]]></description>
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      <title>How can the IDF's personnel shortage be solved?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the military grapples with need to boost numbers, former senior officers say personnel increases, while vital, are no substitute for operational readiness.]]></description>
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      <title>Can Tehran still massively finance its terror proxies?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Before the war, Iran doubled Hezbollah funding to $2 billion and sent hundreds of millions to terrorist factions in Gaza.]]></description>
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      <title>Chemical weapons development center targeted at Iranian university</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The IRGC's Imam Hossein University in Tehran was also used to develop ballistic missiles, says IDF spokesperson.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:04:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israeli Air Force engaged in three-pronged offensive over the Islamic Republic</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The military continues to dismantle Iranian weapons production sites, nuclear facilities and missile launchers]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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