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Israel and Hamas reach a new critical junction. Defense round-up

20th July 2018 yaakovlappin2017 0

Four years after Operation Protective Edge, Hamas in Gaza and Israel are once again at a critical junction. Hamas is gambling dangerously on an escalation […]

‘They are the eyes of the country’ – a day with a naval control center that keeps Hamas at bay; Security round up

27th June 2018 yaakovlappin2017 0

In recent weeks, I had the opportunity to join IDF units whose job it is to monitor and disrupt Hamas threats. One of the visits […]

Will the month of May be explosive? Security round up

29th April 2018 yaakovlappin2017 0

The coming month of May looks set to contain an unusual number of potential escalation points, which could converge to create a highly explosive period. […]

Security round-up: Israel – Hamas truce facings new tests

28th March 2018 yaakovlappin2017 0

Highlights from recent defense and military coverage Analysis: Tensions on Gaza border a delicate balancing act for Israel The Gaza Strip is the least stable […]

The northern arena is more tense, but still stable – Security round-up

7th February 2018 yaakovlappin2017 0

The northern arena has grown more tense in recent days, following Israeli intelligence indications of an Iranian plan to build rocket guidance systems in Lebanon, […]

War Prevention: A Top IDF Goal

20th December 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

Can war be prevented through the intelligence use of military firepower? This is part of the case I make in my latest piece for the […]

The Low-Profile War Between Israel and Hezbollah

7th October 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

For the past several years, a low-profile war has been raging between Israel and Hezbollah. I have published a detailed paper about this quiet conflict […]

Israel doesn’t trust the Russian-American arrangement to keep Iran out of south Syria

1st August 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

Behind the scenes, Israel’s top priority right now seems to be preventing Iran from moving into south Syria. The first signal that something was going […]

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Border security units coming into their own

14th June 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

My latest article for Jane’s Defense Weekly looks at a significant process underway in the IDF: The ongoing differentiation between border security units, and wartime units. […]

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New IDF Cyber Command commences operations

28th May 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

The IDF’s new Cyber Command is beginning its operations, and its structure is different from the one envisaged by IDF Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Gadi […]

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  • Israel and Hamas reach a new critical junction. Defense round-up
  • ‘They are the eyes of the country’ – a day with a naval control center that keeps Hamas at bay; Security round up
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