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 is the author of the award winning book Target Tehran , about the Mossad's secret war against Iran's nuclear program and its role in the Abraham Accords, published in hardcover by Simon & Schuster in September 2023, and translated and published in Hebrew by Yediot Books in April 2024, with an English paperback version due in September 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. Yonah is the editor and translator of the intelligence and terrorism thriller A Raid on the Red Sea published by Potomac/Nebraska in March 2021. His first book on aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was published by Gefen in August 2019. Yonah has been interviewed by CNN, BBC, Skynews, Al Jazeera, Voice of America, Reuters, 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 DC, 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.

ANTI-MISSILE BATTERES fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 16, 2026.

Despite deadly Iranian missile strike, IDF reduces planned Hezbollah large-scale rocket attack

A US Marine Corps crew works on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on the tarmac at Mercedita Airport in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on January 15, 2026.

Reports of large US invasion to get Iran 60% nuke uranium likely overblown - exclusive

Rocket launches are seen from southern Lebanon toward the Golan Heights, March 3, 2026

IDF: Hezbollah planning larger overnight attack with heavy rocket barrage


How the IDF assassinated Iran’s ‘de-facto leader’ Ali Larijani

Iran's top security official was constantly moving to different secret locations throughout the last two weeks, sources said, taking precautions to avoid being located by Israel.

Iranian security chief Ali Larijani takes part in a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026

Killing Larijani sends message to surviving Iran leadership: Compromise or die - analysis

The killing of Ali Larijani, who has been doing most of the work running the country for the wounded supreme leader, was a message to any still surviving Iranian leaders: you are out of time.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani, Iranian ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani and others attend a ceremony to commemorate the first anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah's death, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025

IDF kills Iran's Ali Larijani, Basij commander in largest targeted strikes since Khamenei

Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani and deputy also killed in IDF strikes, officials say 'majority of the Basij leadership was eliminated overnight' • Netanyahu: Larijani was 'boss' of regime

Iranian security chief Ali Larijani takes part in a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026

Ex-defense officials: IDF W. Bank chief failing to stop Jewish violence; IDF: We need gov't help

Former defense officials urge the IDF to take action against the growing threat of Jewish violence in the West Bank, warning it could undermine national security.

Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025

Inside the 'post-war' debate about annexing West Bank among right-leaning security officials

Bithonistim's new strategy could have far-reaching consequences for the country's future.

Palestinian boys play football on a pitch surrounded by Israeli flags in the village of Umm al-Kheir, east of Yatta in the south of the West Bank, on February 12, 2026.

IDF sources initially skeptical of Katz returning Force 100 Sde Teiman guards to service

Katz’s push to reinstate the Sde Teiman guards faces skepticism from the IDF and legal experts, with doubts over his authority and legal basis for returning them to service.

 Israel Katz attends the Special Committee for Oversight of the Israeli Citizens' Fund at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 4, 2023.

IDF 9900 intel official: We destroyed Iran's base for attacking satellites to keep space supremacy

According to the officer from the IDF's clandestine satellite intelligence division, the goal of the attack was to maintain Israel's supremacy in space, especially regarding satellite surveillance.

Soldiers and an officer in the IDF's Unit 9900

Katz: We'll turn southern Lebanon into a wasteland like Gaza, 'Qassem can meet Khamenei in hell'

While the move marks a dramatic escalation, it still does not amount to a full-scale invasion along the lines of the 2024 campaign, as forces are not advancing all the way to the Litani River.

 IDF troops from the 91st Division operating in Southern Lebanon, published on March 16, 2025.

IDF: Sunni Arab countries do not want to be stuck with Iran with no US, Israel defense

The recent wave of Iranian attacks has shifted Sunni Arab countries' view of regional security, with many now seeking protection from the US and Israel.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman makes his way to greet US President Donald Trump upon his arrival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025

IDF has destroyed 85-90% of Hezbollah's pre-2023 rocket arsenal

Lebanon is still secondary to Iran, which has provided Hezbollah $1.5 billion since the ceasefire.

IDF soldiers operate against Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, March 10, 2026