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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
Lockheed Martin F-35, 3D illustration. Credit: Mike Mareen/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Joint Israeli-Italian F-35 drill signifies key milestone in IAF’s international cooperation
An Israeli Air Force officer told JNS that the exercise represents “an opportunity to reflect our strengths, and a chance to get to know and learn about our partners in the international arena.”
Aug. 3, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 22, 2022. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Israel News
IDF’s ‘Operation Breakwater’ curbs Palestinian terrorist activity in Judea and Samaria
A drop in attacks in Israel reflects months of counter-terrorism operations and intelligence; while the threat has not vanished, it has receded compared to the peak of the terror wave this spring.
Aug. 2, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Rafah, Gaza
Israel News
Israel’s defense establishment actively seeks to develop Gaza economically
However, a defense official warned that “all Hamas does is prepare for war,” adding that this can undermine any Israeli efforts to boost civilians living in the Gaza Strip.
Jul. 29, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Terror Tunnel
Israel News
IDF: ‘These places show up as sensitive sites,’ where Hamas places its infrastructure
Rocket-launchers are installed next to a mosque; upon being activated, a multi-barrel launcher will rise from the ground, fire its projectiles at Israeli civilian areas and flip back down underground.
Jul. 28, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
A reported Israeli attack on a weapons storage site outside Damascus on July 22, 2022. Credit: Alma Center.
Israel News
Israel’s shadow campaign in Syria ‘is strategy that delivers partial results’
Ex-defense establishment official Lt. Col. (ret.) Orna Mizrahi says Moscow has been willing to ignore Israeli airstrikes, as they have boosted Russia in its competition for control with Iran in Syria.
Jul. 25, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems' Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft System. Credit: Elbit Systems.
Israel News
Armed UAVs to continue to play essential role in Israeli military operations
Unmanned aerial vehicles can both gather precise intelligence in real-time and act on that intelligence under the strict guidance of their controllers.
Jul. 22, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
The Nachalah Settlement Movement set up two outposts near Kiryat Arba and four more in other areas of Judea and Samaria, July 20, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
Settlement activists temporarily establish six new outposts in Judea and Samaria
IDF and police said that “the establishment of outposts in Judea and Samaria that are not authorized by law is illegal and prohibited.”
Jul. 21, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi at a state memorial ceremony marking eight years since “Operation Protective Edge“ at the National Memorial Hall at the entrance to the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, July 10, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
Israel News
Full picture behind Gantz’s decision to appoint IDF chief of staff ‘unknown to public’
Former senior military official Brig. Gen. (ret.) Shmuel Tzuker tells JNS that waiting for the chief of staff to be replaced after elections could prove disruptive.
Jul. 20, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
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