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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.

Despite significant degradation, Israeli observers warn that Hezbollah retains the capability for localized cross-border raids.
The Israeli military held a surprise, multi-front war exercise, practicing for scenarios that included a terrorist infiltration from Jordan.
After Israel targeted a Hamas terrorist posing as a journalist, experts call for an offensive strategy to combat the Qatar-Muslim Brotherhood-Hamas information war machine.
A reported clash between IDF ground and air force commanders in Gaza highlights a deep cultural and moral divide between those who fight in the air and on the ground.
Former defense officials tell JNS that the real key to Israel’s victory lies in a methodical advance and separating the civilian population from Hamas rule.
Meanwhile, Western source tells JNS that “Iran is running to China to buy long-range and medium-range air defense.”
Israeli security assessment details the IDF’s crippling blow to the Shi’ite group’s command and rocket and tunnel capabilities in 2024 operation.
IDF reopens field hospital in southern Syria, navigating a complex triangle of security, political and moral interests.
IDF chief convenes first major assessment in two years, adopting a ‘defense through offense’ doctrine and designating 2026 as “a year of readiness.”