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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
An Israeli Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35 Adir (Lightning II) stealth multirole combat aircraft with weapons bay open over Hatzerim Air Base near Beersheva, June 27, 2017. Photo by Yissachar Ruas/TPS.
Analysis
How the Israeli Air Force is preparing for multi-arena war
The IDF’s strategic arm needs to be able to take on rocket and missile bases over the borders and nuclear sites in Iran, all at the same time.
Jul. 9, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
A Palestinian fires a rifle during the funeral in Jenin of terrorists killed during an IDF raid, July 5, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Analysis
Jenin operation achieved most of its goals, but the IDF will be back
Most of the city’s terrorists avoided engaging the brigade-sized force of special IDF units, with many apparently hiding in hospitals.
Jul. 6, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
IDF bulldozers enter Jenin as Israel begins a major aerial and ground offensive in the city, July 3, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Analysis
The IDF is dismantling Jenin’s terror infrastructure
The Israel Defense Forces has set a new precedent of intensified yet focused security operations, which it can now repeat.
Jul. 4, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli forces enter Jenin in northern Samaria, on July 3, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Analysis
IDF seeks to shatter Jenin’s role as terror safe haven
The Jenin operation is a reflection of a larger strategic problem, namely the growing power vacuum and chaos in Samaria.
Jul. 3, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
ISIS Flag in Syria
Analysis
A rejuvenated Iran-Al-Qaeda link poses new security threats
Salafi jihadist organizations like ISIS and Al Qaeda haven’t vanished, terrorism experts warn, and continue to try and recruit within Israel itself.
Jun. 29, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
A rocket purportedly fired from Jenin, in northern Samaria, on June 26, 2023. Source: Twitter.
Analysis
Jenin rockets had no warheads but still spell trouble
Iran, Hamas and Islamic Jihad are trying to saturate Judea and Samaria with weapons and funds, and encourage local cells to carry out attacks.
Jun. 28, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Friends and family attend the funeral of 21-year-old Israeli Harel Masood, who was killed in a terror attack near the near the Jewish settlement of Eli, in the cemetery in Yesodot, on June 20, 2023. Photo by Liron Moldovan/Flash90.
Analysis
IDF mulls larger op as Judea and Samaria security crumbles
This week’s deadly Eli shootings indicate that murderous Palestinian terrorism is spreading south from its epicenter in Jenin as the power vacuum in the area grows.
Jun. 22, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Palestinians, many of them armed, attend a funeral of 16-year-old Muntasir al-Shawa, who was killed during clashes with Israeli security forces in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus, Feb. 21, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Israel News
How social media boosts terrorists’ recruitment of minors
“TikTok recruits” are the latest trend in Palestinian terror groups’ targeting of teenagers.
Jun. 21, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
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