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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.

An Israeli soldier examines anti-tank ordnance seized from Hezbollah's Radwan Force in Southern Lebanon, Dec. 28, 2024. Credit: IDF.
Analysis
Hezbollah’s Radwan Force and the risk of northern infiltration
Despite significant degradation, Israeli observers warn that Hezbollah retains the capability for localized cross-border raids.
Mar. 19, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
Ali Larijani
Analysis
Ali Larijani, Iran’s ‘de facto ruler,’ eliminated in IAF strike
Mar. 18, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
Israel Defense Forces troops from the 91st Division conduct ground operations against key Hezbollah strongholds in Southern Lebanon, March 15, 2026. Credit: IDF.
Analysis
‘Only IDF presence in Lebanon can defend northern Israel’
Mar. 17, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
Palestinians use improvised explosive devices amid clashes with Israeli security forces in Khan Yunis, the southern Gaza Strip, following a riot near the border fence, Sept. 27, 2023. Photo by Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Hamas devolving from terror army to guerrilla force
In Gaza, most of the group’s organized battalions have been dismantled by the IDF.
Jun. 17, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Ido Segev
Israel News
Words as bombs
The IDF Spokesperson’s Arabic Branch is converting intelligence into operational outcomes without the need to fire a shot.
Jun. 16, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Hezbollah terrorists at a funeral for a slain comrade in Jwaya, Lebanon, April 17, ‎2024, Photo by mohammad kassir/Shutterstock.
Analysis
Targeted killings will not remove Hezbollah’s massive firepower threat
The Lebanese organization’s structure, Iranian funding and recruitment capabilities ensure a continuous flow of personnel to replace losses.
Jun. 14, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
A funeral in At-Tiri in Southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh Governorate for Hezbollah commander Jamil At-Tiri, killed in the Syrian civil war, April 13, 2017. Credit: Crop Media/Shutterstock.
Analysis
Does Biden’s framework pave path to ‘Hezbollah model’ in Gaza?
Such a scenario would relieve the Islamist group of responsibility for governance and allow it to rebuilt its military-terrorist power.
Jun. 10, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli special forces who took part in the Nuseirat hostage rescue, at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, June 8, 2024. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni.
Analysis
‘At the level of Entebbe’
The military’s growing control of Gaza created conditions for the daring daylight hostage rescue in Nuseirat • Terrorists fired waves of RPGs at the extraction force from civilian areas.
Jun. 9, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Hamas and Turkey
Analysis
Thwarted terror plot puts Hamas’s Turkey HQ in the spotlight
“For over a decade, under Erdoğan and the Muslim Brotherhood, Turkey has established itself as a comfortable and broad arena for Hamas’s activities,” expert tells JNS.
Jun. 7, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Joe Biden
Analysis
Debate deepens in Israel over Biden’s multi-stage truce framework
U.S. ambiguity is part of an effort to bridge the “large gap” between the sides and allow the implementation of at least the first stage of a ceasefire, experts tell JNS.
Jun. 6, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
Weapons found under children's beds in Jabalia, north of Gaza City, Nov. 2, 2023. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Analysis
How Hamas turned Gazan homes into weapons depots
Since seizing power in the Strip in 2007, the Islamist group has installed massive quantities of arms in civilian households.
Jun. 3, 2024
Yaakov Lappin
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