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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.

Israel Defense Forces paratroopers training in Poland. Credit: IDF Spokespersons Unit.
Israel News
Israeli paratroopers say training on Polish soil brought ‘great meaning to every soldier’
The Israel Defense Forces flew a platoon of 40 soldiers and officers to Europe, where together with American troops they parachuted down to the ground from aircraft, and practiced seizing airfields and other targets.
June 20, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
A Hamas bomb explodes during an Israeli raid on a terror cell in the West Bank city of Nablus. Credit: IDF Spokesperson Unit screenshot.
Israel News
‘Bombs would have destroyed buses, cafes,’ says battalion commander who raided Hamas terror cell
The Shin Bet Israeli security service has detected and broken up approximately 250 large-scale terrorist cells since the start of 2018 alone, giving an indication of the scale of violence it has spared Israel’s cities and civilians.
June 19, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli Air Force F-16I fighter jets. Credit: Maj. Ofer via Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
Amid F-35 expectations, the F-16 remains the backbone of Israel’s air power
Although the F-35 remains vital in its importance, the IAF still needs to have hundreds of combat aircraft at its disposal, including older F-16 and F-15 jets.
June 18, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli Navy soldiers seen on IDF ships, off the coast of Gaza, during Operation "Protective Edge" on July 28, 2014. Credit: Edi Israel/FLASH90
Feature
Naval arms race between Israel and Hamas picks up steam
At the Israel Navy Erez Arena Control Center just north of the Gaza Strip, officers and soldiers turn an array of high-tech sensors in the direction of Gaza, aware that any blind spot could end up carrying a heavy price tag for the Israeli civilian communities all around them that they protect.
June 14, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Palestinians participate in a rally in Nablus marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of Hamas. Credit: Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Israel News
Hamas in Gaza fails to ignite similar violence in the West Bank
Hamas is not the only entity trying to set things on fire. Iran and its proxies, such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah, have sought to infiltrate the West Bank and create armed cells there.
June 6, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
A man walks near an Iron Dome missile-defense system near the city of Sderot in southern Israel on May 29, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
Iron Dome serves Israel well, attested to by downed projectiles and grateful residents
Crews sprang into action, intercepting mortar shells headed to Israel’s southern areas to save lives, many of them putting their training into practice for the first time in their military service.
June 4, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Islamic Jihad militants guard outside the funeral of Islamic Jihad militant Hussein al-Amour, who was killed during an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza on May 27, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Israel News
Palestinian Islamic Jihad prompts dangerous escalation in southern Israel
It launched a large-scale mortar-shell attack two days after losing three of its armed members to an Israeli airstrike in response to a gun attack on an IDF unit patrolling the Gazan border. Is Palestinian Islamic Jihad responding to the killing of its operatives or acting under Iranian instructions?
May 29, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Palestinians set fire to the Kerem Shalom Crossing on May 14, 2018. Credit: IDF Spokespersons Unit.
News
As Gazans attack border crossing, it’s Israel (not Hamas) coming to their economic aid
The Kerem Shalom crossing was attacked by mobs three times this past month acting under instructions by Hamas. According to Israeli intelligence assessments, these actions are part of a wider effort by Hamas to ramp up the pressure on Israel and the international community to get them fresh funds for the collapsing Palestinian economy.
May 27, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
IAF commander Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin (center) holding a press conference on Wednesday with Lt. Gen. Enzo Vecciarelli, Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force (right) and Air Marshal Stuart Atha,Deputy Commander of Britain’s Royal Air Force (left) at Tel Nof Air Force Base. Credit: Screenshot.
Israel News
Half of Syria’s air defenses destroyed by IAF in recent months
“The risks are all around us—whether it is instability in Syria or in Lebanon, where Hezbollah is a forward [Iranian] division, or Hamas, which gets its support from Iran. Iran is all over, offensively trying to operate against Israel, and we have to weigh and asses the risks constantly as we operate against this aggression,” a senior IDF source said.
May 24, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Maj.-Gen. (Res.) Eyal Eizenberg, the former commanding officer of the IDF Home Front Command, addressing the “Fire and Maneuverability in a Complex Environment” conference on May 15 in Tel Aviv, where he gave a sobering assessment of Israel's home front readiness for the next conflict with Hezbollah. Credit: Yaakov Lappin.
News
Israeli home front needs bolstering to fend off Hezbollah’s growing arsenal
While Israel Defense Forces’ soldiers sit in armored vehicles able to withstand projectile fire, civilians in towns and cities throughout the Jewish state are exposed to enemy fire, senior ex-commander says
May 23, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
The IDF’s new Eitan armored personnel carrier. Credit: Israeli Defense Ministry.
Israel News
IDF’s first wheeled armored personnel carrier enters service
“This is the forefront of technology. These abilities give us superiority and real operational advantages,” said Maj. Liad Kalvo, Technology and Maintenance Officer in the Nahal infantry brigade’s 50th Battalion.
May 21, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Palestinian protesters during clashes with Israeli forces along the border with Gaza on May 11, 2018. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Israel News
Analysis: Trapped in its own paradox, Hamas is buying time with Gaza protests
The escalating tensions along the Israel-Gaza border, which have led to the largest number of Palestinian deaths since the 2014 “Operation Protective Edge,” is not a show of strength by Hamas, but a desperate move by a terror organization with dwindling options.
May 14, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
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