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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.

The Petah Tikva offices of Israeli company Cellebrite. Credit: Courtesy.
Culture and Society
Israel’s Cellebrite plays key role in Trump shooting and Oct. 7 probes
Crooks’ device posed unique security challenges that required advanced R&D capabilities to overcome, according to the company’s chief products and technology officer.
July 30, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Mourners attend the funeral of Druze children who were killed at a soccer field by a Lebanese rocket, July 28, 2024. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
Analysis
How should Israel respond to Hezbollah’s rocket atrocity?
Israel must not opt for “more of the same” in the aftermath of Hezbollah’s deadly attack on Majdal Shams, observers tell JNS.
July 28, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
IDF Finds Weapons Cache in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip
Analysis
IDF return to Khan Yunis due to intelligence on Hamas tunnels
An uptick in rocket attacks from the area Hamas’s efforts to regroup in the city underline that Israel’s task in Gaza will be a lengthy one.
July 24, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
In this handout screengrab released by the Houthi group Media Center on July 20, 2024, a fire rises after airstrikes carried out by Israeli warplanes targeting oil storage facilities in the port city of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. Photo by Handout/Houthi Media Center via Getty Images.
Analysis
Israel’s strike on Houthi fuel port is a warning to Iran
IDF targets Houthi dual-use terror infrastructure in Yemen Following UAV assault
July 21, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
King Mohammed VI of Morocco. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Analysis
Morocco’s purchase of Israeli spy satellite bolsters anti-Iran bloc
The proliferation of Iranian-made weapons among Tehran’s proxies is being countered by sale of blue-and-white defense tech to Jerusalem’s allies.
July 19, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli soldiers in Jenin as part of a counter-terrorism operation, July 3, 2023. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.
Analysis
How will strike on Deif affect Hamas in Judea and Samaria?
Only the Israeli security forces can keep Hamas in check in Judea and Samaria, say Israeli observers.
July 16, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Hezbollah terrorists salute at a funeral in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh, Nov. 8, 2017. Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images.
Analysis
Iran building jihadi proxy armies to stretch Israel’s air defense
Shi’ite militias in Syria and Iraq have Eilat in sights with long-range drones.
July 15, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
A photo of Hamas terrorist Mohammed Deif (right) found on a laptop during Gaza operations and released by the IDF, Jan. 7, 2024. Credit: IDF.
Analysis
Deif’s elimination would be a major blow to Hamas
Hamas military commander Mohammad Deif was a key factor in the terror group’s ongoing efforts to team up with Iran.
July 14, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Police secure a road as smoke billows after rockets were fired from Southern Lebanon in the Golan Heights on July 9, 2024. Photo by Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images.
Analysis
Hezbollah’s deadly rocket attacks raise questions about new tactics
Two incidents in which the Lebanese terrorists scored direct hits on moving vehicles have sparked outrage among residents in the Golan Heights.
July 12, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Workers use a large crane to move the rubble of a U.S. marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon which collapsed after a truck filled with explosives crashed through a gate and smashed into the building. Over 200 marines inside the building were killed by the blast. Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images.
Analysis
Hezbollah’s pioneering role in suicide terrorism
Recent IDF investigation reassesses what caused deadly 1982 Lebanon blast.
July 9, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility on March 30, 2005. Photo by Getty Images.
Analysis
Under cover of its proxy war against Israel, Iran’s nuclear program is rushing ahead
Both Biden and Trump are “committed to Israel” but will hesitate to go to war to stop it from attaining nuclear weapons, expert tells JNS.
July 8, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Philadelphi Corridor, Egypt and Gaza
Analysis
IDF to stay in Philadelphi Corridor
FDD’s Richard Goldberg: History would repeat itself the minute the IDF abandons the Gaza-Sinai border, with Hamas rebuilding its smuggling operations.
July 4, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
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