Yaakov Lappin

Yaakov Lappin is a former journalist for The Jerusalem Post, where he covered military affairs, and is the author of the book The Virtual Caliphate.

 DAN MERIDOR (left) sits in the Knesset plenum when he served as intelligence minister, next to then-defense minister Ehud Barak in 2012.

Populist extremism must be ditched for the sake of national resilience - opinion

IDF soldiers watch as a helicopter carrying wounded soldiers lands at a hospital in Haifa, on July 26, 2006.

Encrypted broadcast system links IDF brass to intel

Hands are seen on a keyboard in front of a displayed cyber code in this picture illustration taken October 4, 2018

Global cyber defense experts take on hackers


‘Southern Israel is secure, but Hamas is getting ready’

Since the end of the 2014 war, the Eshkol region has experienced a population growth of around 8%, as new families move to the area.

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in a rally in memory of their seven comrades, who were killed when a tunnel collapsed close to the Gaza Strip's eastern border with Israel

ISIS in Sinai could turn its guns on us ‘at any time’

The commander of the 70%-female Caracal Battalion tells the ‘Post’ how his unit is guarding the southern border.

IDF Caracal Battalion

IDF Chief of Staff cites Duvdevan elite unit

Duvdevan members often go undercover, dressing up as Palestinians during security raids.

Duvdevan receive citation

Home Front Command decentralizes units to deal with changing threats in Israel

Commander of training base: We prepare our people for all scenarios.

OME FRONT COMMAND soldiers take part in a rescue training exercise.

Security forces on high alert in Jerusalem as Jewish Israelis mark Yom Kippur

One day after a deadly Jerusalem terrorist attack jarred the nation, police say extensive security measures for Yom Kippur have been implemented throughout the capital.

Yom Kippur

IDF to place West Bank under general closure during Yom Kippur

Humanitarian, medical and other urgent journeys will be permitted, the army said.

A BORDER POLICE officer patrols the area outside the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem’s Old City recently.

Jerusalem shooting attack serves Hamas goal of igniting West Bank

Hamas seeks to start a new intifada and use it to burn Israel – and the Palestinian Authority.

Israeli police officers take positions on the roof of the al-Aksa mosque during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem's Old City

Tensions continue on Gaza border as mortar explodes in Eshkol

Liberman: We don't seek adventures but won't tolerate rocket fire. Salafi jihadist Twitter account: Attacks on Israel will increase if Hamas does not release our members

A rocket is launched from the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel

Israeli pilot Ohad Cohen Nov remembered as ‘simply a great guy’

IAF investigates crash as family, friends mourn F-16 pilot.

Maj. Ohad Cohen Nov

Security forces thwart Hezbollah attempt to plant bombs in Haifa area

Seven family members from village of Ghajar arrested for alleged involvement in plot to carry out attack.

An observation post damaged during Israeli reprisals following a Hezbollah attack on January 28, 2015