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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
Palestinians attack Israeli security personnel during a counter-terrorism operation in Nablus, Feb. 22, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Israel News
‘Israeli forces were fired on from motorbikes, cars and rooftops’
Israel’s security forces have gone on high alert following a deadly counter-terror raid in Nablus, bracing for fresh terror attacks and rockets from Gaza.
Feb. 23, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Iran Natanz
World News
Iran’s highest-ever uranium enrichment level is ‘no mistake,’ warns Israeli researcher
The IAEA found uranium at 84% purity, a short step from nuclear weapons, Bloomberg reported.
Feb. 21, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
The Arrow 3 missile-defense system is tested in Alaska, July 28, 2019. Credit: Israeli Defense Ministry.
Israel News
The Israel Air Force looks to develop new space capabilities
The Space Administration’s mission will be to examine new ways to use space “in ways that cannot be detailed.”
Feb. 19, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (left) with U.S. CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla during the "Juniper Oak" joint exercise in January 2023 in Israel. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Features
Israel, US signal unprecedented cooperation in military preparations against Iran
Nevertheless, despite the convergence of U.S.-Israeli assessments, Israel may still end up having to take on Iran’s nuclear program on its own, says former intelligence official.
Feb. 16, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Terrorists in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, fire rockets towards Israel, Aug 7, 2022. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Features
‘PIJ is firing rockets at Israel with Hamas’s approval’
Ex defense official warns that Israel is losing deterrence in the Palestinian arena as the situation in Judea and Samaria continues to escalate.
Feb. 15, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi with incoming Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi at a ceremony at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, Jan. 16, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
Features
Former IDF chief of staff left his successor a network-based war machine
The IDF’s definition of victory has been changed to mean maximum destruction of enemy capabilities rather than seizing land; Herzi Halevi’s challenge is to keep ground forces modernization programs going strong.
Feb. 14, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
The Israel Defense Forces dispatches a 150-strong search-and-rescue team to earthquake-stricken southeastern Turkey, Feb. 6, 2023. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
Israel sends search-and-rescue delegation to Turkey
‘The minute we’ll land, we’ll go straight to work,’ an IDF spokesman said. An advance team arrived Monday evening to identify urgent needs.
Feb. 6, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
U.S. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (left) lights a Hanukkah menorah, together with IDF chaplain Cpt. Rabbi Joshua Gerstein (center) and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi at IDF military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Dec. 17, 2020. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Office.
Features
‘I tell IDF soldiers: You’re doing one of the most incredible things done in the last 2,000 years’
Capt. Rabbi Joshua Gerstein, chaplain of the IDF Artillery Corps’ 282 Fire Brigade, talks Zionism, history and the immensity of service in the military of a Jewish state.
Feb. 6, 2023
Yaakov Lappin
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