Yaakov Lappin

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Israel blocks US takeover of Iron Dome software firm

The proposed deal would have left the state-owned Rafael as a minority shareholder, but security officials are wary of foreign control.

2 min read

The Iron Dome air defence system intercepts missiles fired from Iran over central Israel on June 19, 2025 (Flash90)

Young Jews arriving in Israel to join the IDF (Image: Flash90)

New IDF initiative offers fast-track reserve duty for immigrants to Israel

4 min read

Hamas fighters secure an area before handing over an Israeli-America hostage to a Red Cross team in Gaza City on February 1, 2025 (Photo by SAEED JARAS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas is looking at the 60,000 dead and the Western hatred of Israel and thinking: job done

3 min read

Syrian president Ahmed Al-Sharaa (left) meets Turkish leader Reçep Tayyip Erdoğan (Image: Getty)

Turkey wants to use the Gaza deal to recreate the ‘ring of fire’ around Israel

4 min read

The real bottleneck in the Gaza deal is coming up

A failure of phase two could lead to resumption of war, former Israeli national security adviser Yaakov Amidror warns

4 min read

October 13, 2025 16:17

This picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli army on October 3, 2025, shows an Israeli army soldier behind a mounted machine gun in the vicinity of the Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza City. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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

August 29, 2025 10:18

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)

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

‘It is more likely that they have come to the realisation that it is worthwhile to let [al-Sharaa] play the West's game to establish his rule and begin to rehabilitate Syria, and then return to the original path from a position of strength’

4 min read

July 22, 2025 10:56

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

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

Israel is coordinating with clans in Gaza City and Khan Yunis, as well as the militia led by Yasser Abu Shabab

4 min read

July 17, 2025 11:19

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 promises to strike Syrian forces to protect Druze city

Israeli forces struck Syrian government forces in southern Syria and Damascus

4 min read

July 17, 2025 08:26

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)

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

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Yaakov Lappin

Latest from Yaakov Lappin

Israel blocks US takeover of Iron Dome software firm

New IDF initiative offers fast-track reserve duty for immigrants to Israel

Hamas is looking at the 60,000 dead and the Western hatred of Israel and thinking: job done

Turkey wants to use the Gaza deal to recreate the ‘ring of fire’ around Israel

More from Yaakov Lappin

The real bottleneck in the Gaza deal is coming up

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

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