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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.

Hanegbi: “Thousands of terrorists were killed. Senior commanders in the terror organizations will never again commit monstrous acts of horror.”
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the “next stage has begun” for the military in the northern Strip, noting “significant findings” at Shifa Hospital.
Hamas uniforms were discovered on the floor of the hospital in Gaza City.
Former Israeli national security advisor: Attacks by Iran axis on U.S. military in region are getting more serious.
Field officers are activating fighter jets, UAVs, tanks and navy ships, eliminating targets minutes after their detection.
The terrorist group prevented Shifa Hospital from accepting fuel; IDF: The security situation near the Lebanese border will change.
IDF allows terrorists to leave Rantisi Hospital in Gaza to avoid harming Palestinian noncombatants, but later kills Hamas commander.
Acting on precise intelligence, the Israel Defense Forces eliminates numerous Hamas Nukhba terrorists who took part in the Oct. 7 massacre; IDF spokesperson says Israel is facing a multi-front dynamic.
Some 130 Hamas tunnel shafts have been destroyed during “Operation Swords of Iron,” as Israeli ground forces deepen their position into Gaza City.
Tehran appears to be creating operational support for Hezbollah and other Iranian allies in preparation for potential future escalation.
The IDF is fighting in heart of Gaza City, and IAF strikes are “affecting Hamas’s capability to fight back,” according to military spokesmen.
The emergence of an air defense triad of Israel, the United States and Saudi Arabia is a major event.