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Yaakov Lappin

Israel

Military Correspondent, Israel at Janes

Military Correspondent at JNS

Military, strategic affairs analyst and correspondent. Miryam Institute, I24, JNS, Alma Center, Jane's Defence Weekly, BESA, ToI.

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | jns.org | Yaakov Lappin

    (May 7, 2025 / JNS)A rash of unexplained blazes and blasts at sensitive industrial, port and alleged Islamic Republican Guard Corps-linked facilities across the Islamic Republic of Iran in recent days raised questions about internal security, regime competence and potential covert actions.

  • 1 week ago | jewishpress.com | Yaakov Lappin

    The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) views 2025 as a defined year of war, maintaining an intense operational tempo across multiple arenas, with a heavy focus on Gaza and Iran. At the same time, the IDF is planning to undertake “adaptation and force development” driven by current and future threats. Most immediately, according to a security source, is Operation Gideon’s Chariots, aimed at defeating Hamas in Gaza and releasing all remaining Israeli hostages.

  • 1 week ago | jns.org | Yaakov Lappin

    (May 6, 2025 / JNS)Israel undertook significant military action across Syria in the first days of May to protect southern Syrian Druze communities, while providing humanitarian assistance to them, as the Druze face attacks from jihadist militias, some reportedly affiliated with the new Syrian regime of President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Lt. Col.

  • 1 week ago | israelnationalnews.com | Yaakov Lappin

    Photo: IDF troops conduct ground operations in the Gaza Strip as part of a broader campaign targeting Hamas infrastructure and terrorist positions, May 2025. Credit: IDF. 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.

  • 1 week ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Yaakov Lappin

    Israel undertook significant military action across Syria in the first days of May to protect southern Syrian Druze communities, while providing humanitarian assistance to them, as the Druze face attacks from jihadist militias, some reportedly affiliated with the new Syrian regime of President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Lt. Col.

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Yaakov Lappin
Yaakov Lappin @YaakovLappin
7 May 25

RT @JNS_org: 🔥 A wave of mysterious fires and explosions ripping through Iran—targeting ports, factories, and IRGC-linked sites. Is it sabo…

Yaakov Lappin
Yaakov Lappin @YaakovLappin
7 May 25

RT @joedoc2112: Mysterious port blast ‘reduced Iran's leverage’  -⁦@YaakovLappin⁩ https://t.co/wDxVABoIxv

Yaakov Lappin
Yaakov Lappin @YaakovLappin
6 May 25

RT @YaakovLappin: The recent Israeli strikes on Houthi strategic assets in Yemen - Hodeidah seaport, and Sanaa's main international airport…