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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.

U.N. peacekeepers at the border between Israel and Lebanon, July 20, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
Israel News
Is Hamas now firing rockets from Lebanon?
Seeking to avoid drawing Israeli firepower south towards Gaza, which is deep in recovery mode, Hamas is looking for new avenues to promote an “equation”; Hezbollah to the north announced the equation, and Iraqi militias and the Houthis have pledged allegiance to it.
July 20, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Missiles of Iran’s armed forces, Sept. 9, 2019. Credit: Saeediex/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Months after UN lifted arms embargo on Iran, ‘dam hasn’t burst’ yet
America has maintained its own arms embargo on Iran; Russia has yet to sign major arms contracts with Tehran, but concern exists over future potential sales of air-defense systems, anti-ship missiles and fighter jets, says Col. (res.) Udi Evental.
July 15, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
File photo: Soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces train for combat, which means manifold defense on several fronts at once. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Israel News
IDF quest to widen military gap with adversaries takes on new urgency
Outgoing IDF deputy chief of staff warns of “heavy, long conflict with multi-arenas, combined with internal challenges.” Meanwhile, the IDF ground forces examine ways to boost lethality.
July 13, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Fighters in the Yemeni city of Taizak. Credit: Ramalrasny/Shutterstock.
World News
Iran views Houthi attacks as ‘experiment lab’ for its weapons and doctrines
“This is part of the Iranian strategy to become regional hegemons. Hence, the first thing that needs to be done—mostly, by the United States and the international community—is to stop Iranian activation of these militias,” said Col. (res.) Shaul Shay.
July 9, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Centrifuges at the Iran nuclear energy exhibition in the Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense Museum in Tehran, 2018. Credit: Maps/Shutterstock.
World News
Recent Iran blast appears ‘designed to disrupt supply of centrifuges to nuclear sites’
Reported drone strike last month may have interfered with Iran’s ability to supply Natanz and Fordow nuclear sites with new uranium centrifuges • Iran officially blames Israel for attack.
July 6, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
A CGI image of Rafael's Sea Breaker missile. Credit: Rafael.
Israel News
Israeli defense company’s new missile takes sneaky routes to surprise enemies
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveiled the long-range, autonomous, low-flying missile on Wednesday, which is immune to satellite jamming and uses artificial intelligence to tell adversaries apart from civilians.
July 2, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Soldiers with the IDF Home Front Command helping find survivors amid the rubble in Surfside, Fla., June 2021. Credit: IDF Home Front Command.
Israel News
An inside look at the Israeli rescue effort in Surfside
IDF Home Front Command delegation is using visual intelligence techniques and information from families to map out the destroyed condo in Surfside and help identify the disaster’s victims.
July 1, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Dr. Shlomi Kodesh (left), Director-General of the Soroka University Medical Center, and IAI-Elta CEO Yoav Turgeman at the signing ceremony, June 6. Credit: IAI
Israel News
Israeli hospital, aerospace firm team up to convert defense tech into medical solutions
“An ultrasound is not different to sonars and radars. Hence, our technology is highly suitable for analyzing these signals,” Israel Lupa, Elta’s executive vice president says.
June 30, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Rafael unveils the Israeli Operational Technologies Cyber Consortium at the GISEC Global 2021 Cyber Security Expo in Dubai on June 1, 2021. Credit: Rafael Defense.
Israel News
Israel’s Rafael defense firm unveils new consortium to provide cyber security in Dubai
Rafael defense company unveiled the Israeli Operational Technologies Cyber Consortium in Dubai, saying “war is not just about missiles today, it is also about harming critical infrastructure—the blood flow of a country,” said Michael Arov, head of its Cyber Business Unit.
June 24, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Hamas Terrorists in Beit Lahiya
Opinion
Challenges to Gaza ceasefire are mounting quickly
Hamas will always prioritize its radical ideological and political objectives over pragmatic considerations whenever those two factors come into conflict.
June 24, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
The Elbit Systems 100-kilowatt laser system on a Cessna aircraft. Credit: Israel Defense Ministry.
Israel News
Israel demonstrates first-ever airborne laser interceptor
Prototype of new system shot down UAVs over Mediterranean Sea • Groundbreaking breakthrough in Israel’s aerial-defense capabilities as adversaries improve rocket ranges, warheads.
June 23, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
Hamas members participate in a rally in Beit Lahiya in the Gaza Strip, on May 30, 2021. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.
Israel News
Israeli observers see instability in Gaza truce, fear return to new round of violence
“This is unlike Lebanon, where there have been years of quiet,” said Col. (res.) Moshe Elad. “The reason is that Lebanon has much to lose. They have a prime minister, a state, resources, tourism.”
June 22, 2021
Yaakov Lappin
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