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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.
As Defense Minister Gallant promotes the idea of a multi-national force playing a role in Gaza, Israeli observers assess the feasibility of such an initiative.
The IDF has led a massive effort to secure aid routes, open new routes and prepare to secure a pier to be constructed off the Gaza coast by the United States.
Israeli observers warn that the Shi’ite militias’ failure to date to mount a significant attack on Israel, the threat they post must not be discounted.
The strike represents one of the highest-ranking commanders killed since the Iranian-backed terrorist organization began lobbing northern Israel with rockets, UAVs and anti-tank missiles after Oct. 7.
In what appears to be most successful single operation of the war, the IDF has captured hundreds of terrorists and gathered valuable intel.
The IDF’s Rafah operation must begin with a large-scale evacuation and screening to ensure that terrorists don’t escape with civilians.
The Israel Defense Forces operation continued at Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
As aid continues to be looted in the Strip and pressure grows, former defense officials debate the merits of the proposal.