Yaakov Lappin

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Mossad has penetrated the Houthis –and the Saudis may have helped

Decapitation attack in Yemen is a landmark advance against the terror group

3 min read

Huthi military spokesman Yahya Saree speaks during a rally in solidarity "with the people of Gaza" in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on December 13, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)

It would be hard to assume that the extremists surrounding Syrian President al-Sharaa have abandoned their jihadist roots (Image: Getty)

The Jihadists surrounding al-Sharaa haven’t abandoned his extreme vision

4 min read

Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025. Photo by Khalil Kahlout/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מלחמה חרבות ברזל הפסקת אש הלוויה חמאס חמושים

Israel is arming the full spectrum of anti-Hamas resistance in Gaza – and the terror group looks rattled

4 min read

Israeli troops stand guard as members of Syria's Druze community cross walk towards the fence to cross into the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near Majdal Shams (Getty)

Israel promises to strike Syrian forces to protect Druze city

4 min read

The F-35’s key role in the war against Iran

The American jet’s unparalleled ability to create a battle picture made it an airborne intelligence center, according to a Israeli security source

2 min read

July 10, 2025 09:09

Israel's F-35 Lightning II fighter jet performs during an air show at a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots (Getty Images)

Israeli military source claims Iran’s military leadership is ‘on the run’

"The Iranian military leadership is on the run," he says after the IDF killed Iran's new wartime chief of staff, Ali Shadmani.

3 min read

June 18, 2025 14:45

A man in Tehran cycles past a poster of slain Iranian IRGC commander Gholam Ali Rashid (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

What is Israel’s long-term strategy in Gaza?

To ensure Hamas never rules again, Jerusalem aims to separate the terror regime from Gaza's population

3 min read

May 1, 2025 14:22

Hints of the IDF's separation strategy in Gaza are beginning to emerge (Image: Getty)

Turkish Hamas headquarters raise questions for international community

Turkey’s emergence as a ‘nerve centre’ for Hamas terror operations should ring alarm bells in Nato and the US.

3 min read

April 4, 2025 14:44

Soldiers stand at attention with their rifles as red smoke fills the air during Republic Day celebrations in Kayseri, Turkey, October 29, 2024 (Credit: DAMOUN POURNEMATI/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

What missile hardware does Iran have left?

Experts assess the regime’s military capabilities following Trump’s warning to the ayatollah

3 min read

April 3, 2025 09:57

An S-200 surface-to-air missile system on display in Iran (Image: Getty)

How Israel can make Lebanon a Hezbollah-free zone this year

The Lebanese government must forced to confront Hezbollah’s role as a state within a state

2 min read

January 23, 2025 16:12

'Without confronting Hezbollah’s role as a state within a state, disarmament efforts of Hezbollah will remain ineffective' (Image: Getty)

How Israel neutralised a Iranian missile factory deep inside Syria

The IDF has revealed details of their daring mission in September last year

3 min read

January 3, 2025 10:30

How Israel neutralised a Iranian missile factory deep inside Syria

IAF targets more Houthi infrastructure, in long-range warning to Iran

The Israeli Air Force hit three Houthi ports and two military targets, just as a Houthi missile was flying toward Israel

2 min read

December 20, 2024 13:41

Missiles and UAV's are showed for the people on the side of the road in Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2024. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

How Iran is trying to get supplies to Hezbollah, in spite of chaos in Syria

After Hezbollah supply lines cut in Syria, Tehran will ‘reexamine options’

2 min read

December 17, 2024 11:21

Sain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and slain IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani (Getty Images)

The scale of Iran’s loss in Syria cannot be overstated

The Syrian front will remain challenging for Israel – but the Sunni rebels are far weaker than the Shia axis

3 min read

December 9, 2024 10:33

Syrian regime airstrikes target anti-regime fighters in Aleppo, in northern Syria on November 30 (Image: Getty)

Exactly how long would it take Iran to make a nuclear bomb?

Tehran is weeks away from military-grade nuclear enrichment but it would take the regime over six months to turn that into a missile warhead

3 min read

October 16, 2024 09:47

Iranian women hold pictures of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on September 27, during an anti-Israel protest in Palestine Square in Tehran on September 30, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran is losing the tool it built —Hezbollah — to defend its nuclear programme, say Israeli analysts

The assassination of Nasrallah has changed the strategic game in the Middle East, say Israeli military experts

4 min read

September 30, 2024 08:59

Hezbollah fighters in Beirut (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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Yaakov Lappin

Latest from Yaakov Lappin

Mossad has penetrated the Houthis –and the Saudis may have helped

The Jihadists surrounding al-Sharaa haven’t abandoned his extreme vision

Israel is arming the full spectrum of anti-Hamas resistance in Gaza – and the terror group looks rattled

Israel promises to strike Syrian forces to protect Druze city

More from Yaakov Lappin

The F-35’s key role in the war against Iran

Israeli military source claims Iran’s military leadership is ‘on the run’

What is Israel’s long-term strategy in Gaza?

Turkish Hamas headquarters raise questions for international community

What missile hardware does Iran have left?

How Israel can make Lebanon a Hezbollah-free zone this year

How Israel neutralised a Iranian missile factory deep inside Syria

IAF targets more Houthi infrastructure, in long-range warning to Iran

How Iran is trying to get supplies to Hezbollah, in spite of chaos in Syria

The scale of Iran’s loss in Syria cannot be overstated

Exactly how long would it take Iran to make a nuclear bomb?

Iran is losing the tool it built —Hezbollah — to defend its nuclear programme, say Israeli analysts