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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.
A former Israeli national security adviser tells JNS that Hamas’s attack could be part of multi-staged plan devised by Tehran leadership.
The path to reducing Israel’s reliance on the U.S. for munitions isn’t necessarily limited to ramping up domestic production, expert tells JNS.
The Prime Minister Officer’s described Hamas’s latest demands as unrealistic; Israeli security cabinet hears “signs are growing” that Hamas’s No. 3 leader, Marwan Issa, was killed in previous IAF airstrike.
Only a ground offensive coupled with massive air strikes can significantly dent Hezbollah’s firepower.
“These strikes impair Hezbollah’s air and ground capabilities, as well as its chain of command,” the IDF said.
IDF spokesman: Too soon to know fate of Marwan Issa after underground compound struck overnight on Sunday; Gallant: Iran seeks to foment escalation during Ramadan.
Netanyahu states that most Israelis firmly support his policy of eliminating remaining Hamas battalions in Rafah.
The Shi’ite axis has been busy smuggling weapons to Judea and Samaria via the Hashemite Kingdom, but could it send terror squads via the same route?