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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
Image of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) booth at the the United Arab Emirates’ Global Aerospace Summit 2022 in Abu Dhabi. Credit: Courtesy of Israel Aerospace Industries.
Israel News
Israel Aerospace Industries plays key role at UAE global industry summit
“When you create defense for your neighbors, you create defense for Israel,” says Sharon Biton, IAI vice president for marketing in the Middle East and North Africa.
Jun. 1, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
An Arrow 3 interceptor being launched during a flight test in central Israel, Jan 18, 2022. Photo by Avichai Socher.
Israel News
Ongoing arms race: Israel’s air-defense systems versus Iranian-led axis’s missiles
Tehran’s strategy is to surround the Jewish state with as many “fire bases” as it can—from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, the Gaza Strip, and in the future, from the West Bank, as well as from Iran itself.
May. 27, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Armed members of the Palestinian Fatah movement in the West Bank city of Nablus, July 27, 2020. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Israel News
Palestinian terrorism ‘greatly supported by illegal weapons industry in Judea and Samaria’
Israel Defense Forces improves capabilities in campaign against illegal weapons • Israel Police reports seizing more than 1,000 illegal handguns, 600 rifles, 265 submachine guns in 2021.
May. 24, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
SR.N6 Hovercraft, with pennant number 106, in service with Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, Aug. 22, 2019. Credit: Hossein Velayati via Wikimedia Commons.
World News
‘IRGC has covert presence in Red Sea,’ says top defense researcher
Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, a senior analyst at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, tells JNS about Iranian intelligence-gathering and attack vessels active in the region.
May. 20, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Rafael unveils the Aerospike air-to-surface missile. Credit: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
Israel News
New Israeli-made weapon: Rafael unveils air-to-surface missile
The company touted the Aerospike missile’s lightweight design, lengthy range of 30 kilometers (18.5 miles), high precision and ability to operate in a GPS-denied environment.
May. 17, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Russia President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar Assad in May 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
Alma Center says Moscow ‘likely turned blind eye to transfer of Russian weapons to Hezbollah’
Despite sharing an interest in limiting Iran’s entrenchment in Syria, Russia has developed ways to express displeasure to Israel that include allowing weapons transfers, according to a new report.
May. 12, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
People attend a protest in Haifa condemning the death of “Al Jazeera” journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during a raid of Israeli security forces in Jenin on May 11, 2022. Photo by Shir Torem/Flash90.
Israel News
What is known and unknown so far about tragic death of ‘Al Jazeera’ journalist in Jenin
More than half of intelligence alerts regarding terror plots trace back to Jenin • Three separate fire exchanges took place during IDF operation • Palestinian gunmen fired in indiscriminate manner.
May. 11, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli security forces in a forested area near the city of Elad, where two Palestinians who carried out a deadly terror attack there last week were arrested, May 8, 2022. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
Israel News
‘Israel must wage all-out cyber campaign’ targeting Hamas, insists counter-terrorism pro
Senior security expert Ely Karmon says Israel needs to go on the offensive in the cyber, information and military spheres • New details emerge on the capture of two Elad terrorists.
May. 9, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
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