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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.

Hezbollah and Lebanese flags. Credit: Arthur Sarradin.
Israel News
New report exposes ‘land of tunnels’ in Lebanon, pioneered by Hezbollah
The Alma Center report said they connect entire regions of the country to one another; some tunnels are able to allow pick-up trucks with multi-barrel rocket-launchers to fire, vanish and re-emerge tens of kilometers from the firing point.
Aug. 12, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Representatives from the Israeli and U.S. Air Forces during a meeting in July 2021. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Israel News
Israeli and American militaries tighten air-defense cooperation
Charles B. Perkins, director for U.S.-Israel Security at JINSA, said that a new agreement on air-defense cooperation occurred within the context of significant regional trends.
Aug. 11, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
IDF artillery fires into Lebanon after Hezbollah fired 19 rockets into Israel, Aug. 6, 2021. Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90.
Israel News
In wake of rocket attacks on Israel, Hezbollah tries to signal it’s ‘in control’
The firing of 19 rockets at open areas near Kiryat Shmona was a calculated step by Hezbollah designed to indicate that it will not “allow” Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon to go unanswered; the scope of Israel’s retaliation will determine the next stage of this controlled standoff.
Aug. 6, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the annual Cyber Week conference at Tel Aviv University, on July 21, 2021. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
Israel News
Iran ‘working systematically to build serious cyber-attack capabilities’
Revelations about malign plans by Tehran’s leaders serve as the latest confirmation of how seriously the Islamic Republic takes cyber warfare, said Professor Col. (res.) Gabi Siboni, an expert on cyber security.
Aug. 6, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli security at the scene of where a missile fired from Lebanon, into northern Israel, hit in an open field, near the city of Kiryat Shmona, Aug. 4, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
Israel News
Palestinian faction again likely to be behind rocket fire from Lebanon
While the reason for the attack isn’t clear, Israel’s firepower response was more extensive than July’s reply to a similar attack, though still calculated to avoid a broader deterioration in security.
Aug. 4, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi and Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz at a ceremony for a new monument in memory of fallen soldiers of the South Lebanon Army (SLA), in Metula, in northern Israel, on July 4, 2021. Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90.
Israel News
New IDF defense budget doesn’t mark end of struggle over military funds
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Dr. Sasson Hadad, a former financial adviser to the Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff, said a gap exists of two billion to three billion shekels between the Defense Ministry’s request and the approved budget of 58 billion shekels.
Aug. 3, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Yair Lapid (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a plenum session in the Knesset on Aug. 2, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
World News
Pressure grows on Iran as Israel mulls response to tanker attack
Ely Karmon, a senior research scholar at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya, argued that Israel’s response in this case should be focused on the diplomatic-political front, and not the military one.
Aug. 2, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
A “Quds Day” rally in Tehran in May 2019. Credit: Saeediex/Shutterstock.
World News
Iran’s nuclear program a central pillar of its ‘Shi’ite revival’ vision
The Islamic Republic is pursuing a highly organized pursuit of its long-term nuclear goals and feels that events are generally moving in its direction, warns Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, an expert on Iranian strategic issues.
July 30, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi visits Tapuah Junction, south of Nablus, on May 3, 2021. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.
Israel News
The deceptive nature of current quiet in the West Bank
It rests on the ongoing ability of Israeli security forces to thwart nonstop Hamas terrorism recruitment and orchestration efforts.
July 28, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
An Israeli paratrooper holding flying the flag of Israel while parachuting over Slovenia as part of commemoration of Jewish World War II paratroopers. Credit: IDF.
Feature
‘Not a nation that forgets’: Israeli paratroopers jump to honor World War II heroine Hannah Senesh
The Deputy Commander of the Paratroopers Brigade, Col. (Res.) Oran Bersano, tells about the deeply moving experience of taking part in a commemorative paratrooper expedition in Slovenia.
July 27, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Hezbollah fighters holding the terror group's flags. Credit: nsf2019/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Hezbollah’s notorious Unit 133 is back in business
The recent interception of a weapons-smuggling attempt along the Lebanese-Israeli border is a sign of a larger development: Hezbollah’s unit in charge of orchestrating terrorism in Israel is expanding under new leadership.
July 22, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Russia's Checkmate fighter jet on display at the MAKS international air exhibition. Source: Screenshot.
Israel News
Russia’s new ‘Checkmate’ stealth jet expected to arrive in Mideast
Former director of the Israel Missile Defense Organization Yair Ramati says its arrival will force Israel to ensure that its air defenses can deal with the new jet, while further undercutting the Jewish state’s objections to selling F-35s to friendly states.
July 21, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
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