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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 soldiers and rescue personnel at the IDF's Mount Harif Base near the border with Egypt, June 3, 2023. Photo by Dudu Greenspan/Flash90.
Israel News
The Egypt border attack: Key questions
The first question is whether the terrorist, an Egyptian border policeman, acted on his own.
Jun. 4, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli Combat Engineering Corps of the Central Command during a military training in the Golan Heights in northern Israel on Sept. 4, 2008. Photo by IDF Spokesperson/Flash90.
Israel News
‘Almost every war scenario involves multiple arenas’
The IDF’s “Firm Hand” drill simulates conflict erupting in the north and spreading to other arenas—including Iran.
May. 31, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Soldiers from the IDF's Givati Brigade train near Kibbutz Merom Golan on the northern Golan Heights, Dec. 27, 2022. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.
Analysis
The IDF’s Depth Corps can help shorten the next war
Established in 2011, the Depth Corps, and the role it could play in any future full-scale war against adversaries led by Hezbollah, is often overlooked.
May. 30, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Tel Saki
News
New Israeli Defense Ministry website sheds light on 1973 War
Creation of the new, Hebrew-language site marks 50 years since the Yom Kippur War.
May. 29, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Israel, March 9, 2023. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.
World News
‘US, Israel stepping up deterrence campaign against Iran’
Recent threats of a joint U.S.-Israel strike against Tehran’s nuclear program are part of a “complex” American messaging campaign, experts tell JNS.
May. 25, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Robotican's "Goshawk" drone hunter can reach speeds of nearly 80 miles per hour, and does not require a human operator. Credit: Robotican.
Features
Sky’s the limit for Israeli autonomous UAV hunter
Robotican’s “Goshawk” UAV was among the cutting-edge technologies on display at the prestigious GoForIsrael Investment conference in Tel Aviv.
May. 22, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Israel's Iron Dome system intercepts rockets the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon, on May 13, 2023. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
Features
Iran is playing the long game against Israel, experts warn
Iran is “patiently building a multi-arena threat” against the Jewish state, and the recent escalation with Gaza must be viewed in a wider context, say Israeli defense observers.
May. 17, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Police dispose of a rocket fragment that damaged a parking lot in Netivot in southern Israel, on May 13, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
Police clear rocket, interceptor fragments from 100-plus sites in Israel’s south
While Palestinian Islamic Jihad has stopped launching rockets, the hundreds it fired at Israel during the recent escalation still pose a danger, says police bomb disposal expert.
May. 16, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
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