Yaakov Lappin

‘Expelling an ambassador is nothing to the Iranians’

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In a rare public announcement on Oct. 26, Israel’s Mossad intelligence organisation exposed the identity of a senior Iranian...

Israel at a crossroads in Gaza: a deal or a new military phase?

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With the direct military confrontation with Iran complete for now, Israel’s strategic focus has pivoted back to the unresolved...

Hamas’s ‘all-or-nothing’ strategy: Why it rejected a partial deal

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Hamas’s refusal to accept a recent Israeli partial deal offer for a ceasefire and the release of some 10...

A day with an IDF artillery battalion

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Israel Defence Forces Artillery Corps units, which stand guard in the country’s north and south, ready at a moment’s...

Iran’s missile program set back, but nuclear threat remains

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Israel’s airstrikes on military targets in Iran overnight Saturday damaged the Islamic Regime’s missile program and air defences while...

In seizing Rafah crossing, Israel turns tables on Hamas’s stalling tactics

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The decision by Israel’s War Cabinet to order the Israel Defence Forces to seize Rafah Crossing is strategically significant,...
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IDF plans for Rafah op draw on extensive Israeli experience

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As the War Cabinet waits for a reply from Hamas to the latest far-reaching, unprecedented Israeli proposal for a...

Gaza aid-worker tragedy risks overshadowing IDF efforts to protect humanitarian routes

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Monday night’s unintentional Israeli drone strike on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy travelling along the Gaza coast, in...

Hamas is weakening, but the campaign against it will be lengthy

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While the Israel Defence Forces is gaining ground against Hamas by the day, destroying it as a military force...

Hezbollah’s attack on IAF base was a wake-up call

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Hezbollah’s Jan. 6 attack on the Israeli Air Force’s Meron air traffic control base, likely using Iranian-supplied Kornet-EM missiles,...

IDF destroys tunnel shafts, eliminates terrorists as intense battles rage in Gaza

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The Israel Defence Forces destroyed tunnel shafts, a key part of Hamas’s underground infrastructure in Gaza, and killed significant...

IDF Commando Brigade raids Hamas stronghold of Khan Yunis in south Gaza

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The Israel Defence Forces’ 98th Division, which includes the Commando Brigade and other special forces, launched a raid of...