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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 near Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, April 13, 2022. Credit: Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Feature
Judea and Samaria near ‘tipping point’ into carnage, former IDF officer warns
With the power struggle in the Palestinian Authority in full swing, Israel heading to its fifth election in three years and Hamas waiting in the wings, conditions are ripe for a serious security deterioration, says Arab affairs expert IDF Col. David Hacham.
Sep. 6, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli Defense Forces soldiers from the 53rd Battalion of the 188th Tank Brigade are on alert in a military outpost overlooking Syrian villages near the Israeli border, southern Golan Heights on May 23, 2022. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.
Israel News
Israel’s gray-zone campaign in Syria makes Iran ‘feel pursued’
Former Air Defense Forces commander Brig. Gen. (ret.) Zvika Haimovich says that no single attack will be decisive in the “never-ending” shadow war raging in Syria between Jerusalem and Tehran.
Sep. 2, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Members of the coed Bardelas Battalion of the Israel Defense Forces. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Israel News
The IDF campaign to prevent smuggling and terrorism along Israel’s longest border
From the start of this year, security forces prevented the smuggling of approximately 300 illegal weapons and 2,150 kilograms of drugs into Israel.
Sep. 1, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
The nuclear threat of Iran. Credit: Stuart Miles/Shutterstock.
Israel News
New deal likely to remove ‘freedom of action against Iranian nuclear infrastructure’
Former Military Intelligence Research Division head Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser tells JNS that overall, “it is clear to me that the current reality of a no-deal is better than a reality with a deal.”
Aug. 31, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Aug. 6, 2022. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Israel News
Senior Islamic Jihad commander was targeted to prevent imminent attack, says IDF
Khaled Mansour was responsible for dozens of attacks on Israeli forces and civilians • Egypt, U.N. mediation efforts unsuccessful • PIJ chief meets IRGC commander in Iran.
Aug. 7, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi attends a ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, June 17, 2022. Photo by Flash90.
Israel News
IDF chief Kochavi: Our goal is to ‘mortally wound’ Islamic Jihad
PIJ fires some 350 rockets from the Gaza Strip, including a barrage at Tel Aviv, as the Israeli military strikes terror targets in the Palestinian enclave; Iron Dome intercepts 95 percent of projectiles heading for populated areas; Hamas remains on the sidelines.
Aug. 6, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
An image showing the location in Gaza of the airstrike targeting Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Tayseer Jabari. Credit: Alma Center.
Israel News
IDF launches Gaza op after detecting Islamic Jihad attack squads approaching border
Sirens blare across Israel as PIJ terrorists begin firing dozens of rockets towards civilian areas.
Aug. 5, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Live test of the Iron Dome air-defense system. Credit: Rafael Defense.
Israel News
Rafael exec: ‘We’ve demonstrated that Israeli and American air-defense systems can connect’
Following the dramatic U.S. Marine Corps live-fire drill in July, Brig. Gen. (res.) Shachar Shohat tells JNS about the significance of the test, as well as the separate U.S. Army deployment of the Iron Dome batteries it already purchased.
Aug. 4, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
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