Yonah Jeremy Bob

Yonah Jeremy Bob is The Jerusalem Post 's senior military correspondent and intelligence analyst and was previously literary editor for 4.5 years. He covers the Israeli military, the Mossad, the Shin Bet, defense technologies, Iran's weapons of mass destruction, cyberwarfare, and war crimes allegations. Yonah is also well-connected to all of the top Israeli ministries from his former posts in the IDF, the Foreign Ministry, and the Justice Ministry. Yonah's award winning book Target Tehran has sold over 40,000 copies worldwide. This true story of the Mossad's secret war against Iran's nuclear program and its role in the Abraham Accords was published in hardcover by Simon & Schuster in September 2023, and translated and published as a best seller in Hebrew by Yediot Books in April 2024. The Wall Street Journal listed the book in its Top 5 for Politics for 2023 and it won the Jewish Book Council/Natan Award for 2024. His newest book - In the War Room: The Inside Story of Israel's Fight Against Hamas and the Iranian Axis - is due to be published in hardcover in English on September 8 and will also be translated and published in Hebrew by Yediot Books. Yonah is the editor and translator of the intelligence and terrorism thriller A Raid on the Red Sea published in March 2021. His first book on aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was published in August 2019. Yonah has been interviewed by CNN, Fox News, BBC, NBC, ABC, the London Times , Al Jazeera, and a range of other television and radio programs in English and has also been interviewed by a wide variety of print and radio Hebrew media. Yonah also delivers foreign affairs lectures and Zoom lectures throughout the US, Canada, Australia and Israel, including at the International Spy Museum in Washington, to World Affairs Councils, and to a wide variety of Jewish groups. Hailing from Baltimore in the US, Yonah graduated with honors from Columbia University and Boston University Law School. He is married with three children.

Former Mossad director David Barnea attends an event at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, June 14, 2026

Ex-Mossad chief Barnea: Extended Hormuz blockade best current option to stop nuclear weapons

Palestinians inspect the damage inside Nasser Hospital following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 12, 2026

Israel targets senior Hamas brigade chief planning attacks from Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis

Rafael Advanced Defense System's new Super Ice cruise missile.

Rafael's Super Ice unveiled to surprise enemies in future wars


AI threat detection cycle must move at insane lightspeed 15 minute clip, top cyber experts say

AI is accelerating cyberattacks beyond traditional defenses, forcing cybersecurity teams to detect threats within 15 minutes to prevent catastrophic damage, Trellix's CTO warned at Cyber Week.

An illustrative image of a brain with artificial intelligence (AI).

Israel to expand Iron Beam integration as laser system set for bigger role in warfare by year's end

Israel is far more ready now for the Hezbollah FPV drone threat than it was in early 2026, but there is still a learning curve, the Post has learned.

DELIVERED TO the IDF late last year, the Iron Beam system marks a historic milestone – the world’s first operational laser defense platform capable of neutralizing rockets, drones, and mortars at a fraction of the cost of traditional interceptors.

Israel, Morocco deepen defense cooperation as def. min. director-general Baram visits Rabat

Baram's visit to Morocco reflects the Defense Ministry's strategy to deepen defense cooperation with friendly nations and expand defense exports to strengthen the IDF.

Defense Ministry Director-General Amir Baram (L) visits Morocco, November 2026.

Satellite hacking poses growing global threat as cyber defenses weaken, Israeli official warns

An Israeli cyber official warns that rising satellite attacks could disrupt global communications, aviation and shipping as space networks expand rapidly.

Israel National Cyber Directorate Director of Guidance and Spectrum Defense Kobi Menashe.

Israel risks losing control of electricity, water, healthcare to foreign AI firms, official warns

Israel's AI chief Erez Askal said Israel must dash forward to develop its own AI capabilities and data centers to support those capabilities, so that it retains its independence.

Israel's AI Chief, Brig.-Gen. Erez Askal at Tel Aviv University's AI Week conference.

Defense establishment shocked by Trump's Israel aid cut off, details unclear, sources tell 'Post'

Until clarity emerges, both US government and private-sector officials may take unilateral action to freeze certain weapons transfers or approvals.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One at President Donald J. Trump International Airport on November 6, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Great battles return between Mossad, IDF over Iran, sources tell 'Post'

In June 2025 and in early 2026, both the IDF and the Mossad were in favor of striking Iran with major operations. The sides began to disagree over the goals of the early 2026 operation.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir and Mossad Director Roman Gofman.

IDF admits West Bank commander met settler official, denies secret coordination of Jericho outpost

IDF sources confirm Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth met with a regional defense officer, but denies claims that he secretly coordinated a new settler outpost near Jericho.

Jewish Israeli settlers are seen at a compound of eight houses near the Palestinian city of Jericho in the West Bank, November 5, 2026.

A broken system: Can Israel fix its electoral rules before its democracy crumbles? - analysis

Some of the following ideas may need to wait until the main battle in Israeli politics is no longer between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp and the anti-Netanyahu camp.

CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE offices at the Knesset, Oct. 29.

Israel must wake up to US and the world before national security is permanently harmed - comment

Can we keep some kind of security zones in Gaza and Lebanon for some period of years beyond the years we have already kept them? Very likely. As large as we currently have? No way.

IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank in October 2026.