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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.

Hezbollah weapons
Analysis
IDF withdrawal from Lebanon: Is it feasible by Jan. 26?
With the deadline looming, concerns remain over the Lebanese Armed Forces’ readiness to enforce the ceasefire agreement and curb Hezbollah’s resurgence.
Jan. 17, 2025
Yaakov Lappin
Palestinians in Jenin, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Analysis
IDF use of air power increasing in Judea and Samaria amid rising terror threat
The nature of the terror threat in Judea and Samaria is changing, driving the Israeli military to adapt, experts tell JNS.
Jan. 15, 2025
Yaakov Lappin
IDF soldiers in Gaza
Analysis
Domestic defense contracts a major step in Israeli self-sufficiency
Israel’s pivot toward domestic defense production is not new. But the scale and urgency of the current shift are unprecedented.
Jan. 10, 2025
Yaakov Lappin
Gaza Rocket
Analysis
Gaza terrorists likely have ‘a few hundred’ rockets left
While Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have permanently lost most of their arsenals and production facilities, the threat of sporadic rocket fire is likely to remain for some time, expert tells JNS.
Jan. 9, 2025
Yaakov Lappin
From right: Israeli Defense Ministry Deputy Director General and head of the Planning Department Itamar Graff; head of the IDF Planning and Force Build-Up Directorate Maj. Gen. Eyal Harel; IMOD Director General Maj. Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir; head of the the Defense Ministry's Directorate of Defense Research and Development Brig. Gen. (ret.) Dr. Daniel Gold; and head of the R&D Unit at the DDR&D Brig. Gen. Yehuda Elmakias. Photo: Ofir Rachbuch/IMOD.
Analysis
Israel’s new AI initiative is set to enhance its military edge
The initiative will spearhead development of Israel’s military AI systems and is expected to boost Israel’s status as a strategic U.S. partner.
Jan. 6, 2025
Yaakov Lappin
IDF special forces operators arrive at the Masyaf missile production plant in western Syria, Sept. 8, 2024. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Office.
Feature
How Israel neutralized a critical Iranian missile threat in Syria
The IDF declassifies details on an Iranian-built underground projectile factory and how some 100 elite soldiers raided it.
Jan. 3, 2025
Yaakov Lappin
IDF in Gaza
Analysis
Israel cannot again leave Gazan areas for months
During the 8 months that the IDF left Jabaliya, Hamas and PIJ reestablished their terror infrastructure, including at Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Dec. 31, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Houthis protest against airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on Sanaa, Yemen, in September 2015. Photo by Henry Ridgwell/Voice of America.
Analysis
Missile strikes alone will not defeat the Houthis
Missiles could offer a rapid fire capability against Houthi bases and infrastructure, but should only be one part of a massive international attack.
Dec. 26, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, accompanied by his choice for secretary of commerce, Cantor Fitzgerald chairman and CEO Howard Lutnick, speaks at a news conference at the Mar-a-Lago resort on Dec. 16, 2024 in Palm Beach, Fla. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images.
U.S. News
Trump will have ‘almost zero time’ to prevent nuclear Iran
The president-elect will need to give Tehran an ultimatum right after taking office, according to a report by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.
Dec. 23, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Trucks loaded with International humanitarian aid enter Gaza through the Israeli Kerem Shalom Crossing, in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 1, 2024. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Israel News
IDF introduces new security measures to protect Gaza aid trucks
Improved routes have significantly reduced hijackings by armed groups in Gaza, according to the Israeli military, but international organizations still struggle to clear the backlog.
Dec. 22, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Houthi fighters during a tribal rally staged on the outskirts of Sanaa against Israeli and U.S. aerial attacks on Yemen, on Dec. 17, 2024. Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images.
Analysis
IAF targets more Houthi infrastructure, in long-range warning to Iran
The Israeli Air Force hit three Houthi ports and two military targets, just as a Houthi missile was flying toward Israel.
Dec. 20, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
An aerial view shows a Syrian man waving the independence-era Syrian flag at Damascus' central Umayyad Square on Dec. 11, 2024. Photo by Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images.
Analysis
After Hezbollah supply lines cut in Syria, Tehran will ‘reexamine options’
After losing Syrian supply routes, Iran could try shipping arms to Lebanon and gaining influence in Syria via Al Qaeda, according to Israeli analysts.
Dec. 17, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
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