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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.

A series of decisive Israeli airstrikes has systematically targeted the highest echelons of the Iranian terror regime’s apparatus, taking out the true power broker alongside Basij head.
Hamas tries to infiltrate the Strip’s planned police force and government apparatus.
“I think this is an excellent decision,” former intelligence officer tells JNS about the appointment of Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian.
Former defense officials offer differing assessments of U.S.-backed recruitment drive.
“This is not what disarming looks like,” an IDF spokesman says after a string of violations by the Islamist group.
The Israeli military’s CPR GO system has been delivering medical documentation deep into the battlefield, military sources tell JNS.
Former national security adviser Jacob Nagel tells JNS that four areas require substantial treatment.
Experts urge Israel to maximize the current window to stockpile munitions while transitioning to domestic production.
Hospitals should prioritize protection of trauma and emergency surgery rooms, a former defense official tells JNS.