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Yaakov Lappin

Israel

Military Correspondent, Israel at Janes

Military Correspondent at JNS

Military, strategic affairs analyst and correspondent. Miryam Institute, Jane's Defence Weekly, JNS, Circuit, BESA, I24, Trends, National Interest.

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  • 1 week ago | jns.org | Yaakov Lappin

    (April 15, 2025 / JNS)Nuclear talks between the United States and Iran, which began in Oman on Saturday, have raised questions about the risk of Tehran’s exploiting the diplomatic track to gain time and legitimacy for its nuclear program.

  • 1 week ago | jns.org | Yaakov Lappin

    (April 14, 2025 / JNS)A month into a sustained American air campaign targeting the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia in Yemen, there is mounting evidence of operational damage to the terror group’s military infrastructure. However, Israeli observers have warned that airpower alone will not be sufficient to neutralize the threat in the long term.

  • 2 weeks ago | jns.org | Yaakov Lappin

    (April 7, 2025 / JNS)As the IDF continued its investigation into a March 23 incident in southern Gaza in which troops opened fire on a convoy of ambulances and a fire truck, an Israeli military official outlined a detailed timeline suggesting that the forces had engaged what they believed were Hamas terrorists following an earlier encounter with terror operatives in the same location.

  • 2 weeks ago | algemeiner.com | Yaakov Lappin

    Turkey Has Become ‘the Central Nerve Center for Hamas Abroad’ [contact-form-7 404 "Not Found"] JNS.org – A Hamas terror cell in Nablus that received instructions and funding from the organization’s overseas headquarters in Turkey was dismantled by Israeli security forces in recent weeks in what observers say is part of a broader pattern of Turkey serving as a permissive hub for Hamas’s terror operations. According to a joint statement by the Israel Police and the Israel Security Agency (Shin...

  • 2 weeks ago | thejc.com | Yaakov Lappin

    The Shin Bet stated that “the investigation revealed that the cell operated under direct guidance from the Hamas terror organisation in Turkey,” and that “significant evidence was gathered which not only thwarted the planned attacks but also enabled the indictment of all involved.” One of the suspects led security forces to a hidden roadside bomb buried near a key junction in the West Bank.

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Yaakov Lappin
Yaakov Lappin @YaakovLappin
8 Apr 25

RT @YaakovLappin: 🧵 What Hamas won’t tell you about ambulances — and what Iran still has in its missile arsenal. My latest strategic round…

Yaakov Lappin
Yaakov Lappin @YaakovLappin
8 Apr 25

🧵 What Hamas won’t tell you about ambulances — and what Iran still has in its missile arsenal. My latest strategic roundup is live: 🔗 Read here: https://t.co/feFucTifg6 Lead story: 📡The IDF is probing a March 23 incident where troops fired on a convoy of ambulances. Hamas

Yaakov Lappin
Yaakov Lappin @YaakovLappin
7 Apr 25

RT @JNS_org: ANALYSIS | ‘Not the first time Hamas has abused ambulances’ IDF: Military personnel involved in March 23 incident involving f…