Hamas is weakening, but campaign against it will be lengthy
Yaakov Lappin, JNSFeb 07, 2024
While the Israel Defense Forces is gaining ground against Hamas by the day, destroying it as a military force will take time, according to former IDF officers.
IDF is now in ‘uncharted territory’
Yaakov Lappin, JNSJul 27, 2023
On the day after Israel’s coalition passed into law the so-called “reasonableness bill,” part of its controversial judicial reform plan, Israel Defense Forces...
Israel counterattacks in Jenin
Yaakov Lappin, JNSJul 05, 2023
The Israel Defense Forces’ intensified security operation in Jenin began overnight July 3 and looked to be on track to achieving its goal of shattering the concept of...
Escalation in Jenin
Yaakov Lappin, JNSJun 21, 2023
The fact that the Israel Defense Forces needed to call in air support for ground forces in Jenin on June 19 is a signal of a significant escalation in this Palestinian...
Tensions rise between Hezbollah, Israel
Yaakov Lappin, JNSAug 12, 2021
Hezbollah’s decision to fire 19 rockets at northern Israel on Friday, Aug. 6 came after the Lebanese terror organization took 24 hours to deliberate over a major...
‘Rings of fire’ between Israel and Iran
Yaakov Lappin, JNSMar 18, 2021
Recent reports suggest that the US is disturbed by aspects of the Israeli-Iranian shadow war that is raging across the region — in this case, at sea. It seems...
IDF Home Front battles children’s pandemic concerns
Yaakov Lappin, JNSFeb 11, 2021
The Israel Defense Force’s Home Front Command has many key duties when it comes to boosting the resilience and emergency preparedness of the Israeli civilian world....
Story behind the Iranian scientist
Yaakov Lappin, JNSDec 03, 2020
CHANUKAH 5781 SECTION A, PAGE 8 Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the senior Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated by a hit squad outside of Tehran on Nov. 27, was being...
IDF steps up to mitigate COVID-19 crisis in Israel
Yaakov Lappin, JNSOct 08, 2020
The Israel Defense Forces is significantly broadening its involvement in the national effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus in Israel. According to IDF...
In Israel: from missiles to ventilators
Yaakov Lappin, JNSApr 08, 2020
JERUSALEM — In ordinary times, Israel Aerospace Industry’s Systems Missiles Space group churns out advanced missiles, including interceptors used by the Arrow 2 and...
