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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.

A series of decisive Israeli airstrikes has systematically targeted the highest echelons of the Iranian terror regime’s apparatus, taking out the true power broker alongside Basij head.
The Israeli military is “continuously improving its capabilities and operational readiness, equipped to respond with power if needed.”
Source challenges assumption that an IDF presence deep inside Gaza creates an impermeable shield.
Following political and military tightening of the East Med partnership, observers examine the implications and the role of energy.
Former defense officials tell JNS that an Israeli base on the Horn of Africa could make operations against Iran and the Houthis much more convenient.
Former national security adviser Jacob Nagel tells JNS that Israel needs independence in certain areas.
New report portrays a system paralyzed by bureaucratic infighting, where Palestinians cross freely into Israel without inspection.
While the U.S. pushes for an expanded truce and international forces, Hamas is already reasserting its rule, refusing disarmament and testing the Yellow Line.
In the buffer zone beyond the Israel–Syria border, IDF reservists maintain a Chanukah tradition amid a broader strategic shift.