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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.
Two incidents in which the Lebanese terrorists scored direct hits on moving vehicles have sparked outrage among residents in the Golan Heights.
Recent IDF investigation reassesses what caused deadly 1982 Lebanon blast.
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.
FDD’s Richard Goldberg: History would repeat itself the minute the IDF abandons the Gaza-Sinai border, with Hamas rebuilding its smuggling operations.
While Israeli defense officials have not specified the nature of the propulsion system tested on June 24, the launch serves as a clear message to both allies and adversaries of Israel’s advanced capabilities.
Air defense, ammunition and intel-sharing are vital, but offense is left to Israel.
Conflict with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror army would continue after a war, but Israel can take steps to improve its strategic situation, experts tell JNS.
Despite the relatively slow pace of the IDF operation in Rafah, the overall strategy is proving effective.