
Yaakov Lappin
Military Correspondent, Israel at Janes
Military Correspondent at JNS
Contributer at Crescent City Jewish News
Military, strategic affairs analyst and correspondent. Miryam Institute, I24, JNS, Alma Center, Jane's Defence Weekly, BESA, ToI.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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