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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
Israeli troops operating in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Dec. 10, 2023. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
Hezbollah launched rocket ‘20 meters’ from UN compound
IDF chief on Lebanon border: “This must end with a very clear change” • IDF kills new Hamas Shejaiya Battalion commander.
Dec. 10, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli troops operating in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Dec. 2, 2023. Credit: IDF.
Analysis
The IDF’s meticulous targeting of Hamas in Gaza
In some cases, the IDF chief of staff himself must authorize strikes in sensitive sites.
Dec. 9, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Khan Yunis
Israel News
‘We are in Khan Yunis city center,’ 98th Division commander says
The IDF division, which includes the commando brigade dismantling a Hamas stronghold, will fight “for as long as it takes,” said IDF Brig. Gen. Dan Goldfus.
Dec. 8, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli troops operating in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Dec. 8, 2023. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
IDF pushes deeper into Hamas strongholds as Gaza battles rage
The Israeli military killed senior Hamas intelligence operatives in a strike on a central command center.
Dec. 7, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
IDF Strike in Khan Yunis
Israel News
IDF commandos raid Hamas’s Khan Yunis stronghold in south Gaza
IDF spokesperson: Israeli military breaks through defense lines; terrorists surface from tunnels; Hamas senior leader Yahya Sinwar remains underground.
Dec. 6, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli troops operating in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Dec. 2, 2023. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
IDF chief of staff: ‘We have moved to third phase of ground ops’
While the military is pounding Hamas, it has come with a cost; its spokesperson says the fallen are “heroes of Israel that enable us to fulfill the goals of the war and secure Israel for years into the future.”
Dec. 5, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli troops operating in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Nov. 29, 2023. Credit: IDF.
Analysis
How the IDF is reducing civilian casualties in Gaza
Israeli operations in the strip are guided by a smart map updated in real time via a range of data sources, from cell phones to aid groups.
Dec. 5, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli troops operating in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Dec. 2, 2023. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
IDF expands ground operations in Gaza ‘against Hamas centers of gravity’
“The IDF began to work in the south of the Strip,” said Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “The fate of the terrorists in the Hamas battalions there will be the same and more severe than those in the north.”
Dec. 4, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
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