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.

Debris covers a kitchen in a home destroyed by an Iranian missile strike on March 13, 2026 in Zarzir, Israel.

Intact warhead likely hit Zarzir despite successful interception, IDF says

 Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.

Israel brief to ICJ rejecting genocide claims likely delayed by Iran war

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks to local authority heads from northern communities, March 6, 2026.

Lebanon now equal primary front with Iran, IDF Chief of Staff Zamir says


IDF drops indictment against five soldiers in Sde Teiman case for allegedly beating Palestinian

According to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, the decision followed a comprehensive review of the evidence, legal considerations, and procedural circumstances surrounding the case.

An Israeli police officer stands near a gate, while protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024

IDF strikes Iranian explosives experiments nuclear facility at Parchin-Taleghan 2

The Taleghan nuclear site has been utilized by the Iranian regime to advance its capabilities for developing nuclear weapons.

A combination picture of satellite images show the Parchin military complex, between 2024 and 2026.

Israel Katz contradicts IDF, threatens large invasion of Lebanon after Hezbollah barrage

Just before Katz's statement, multiple IDF sources told The Jerusalem Post that the IDF is still not in favor of launching a full invasion of Lebanon, despite Hezbollah's heavy attacks on the North.

Defense Minister Israel Katz at Jerusalem City Hall, December 15, 2025.

IDF admits warning failure for Hezbollah's heavy barrage, holds off on Lebanon invasion

IDF: Hezbollah fired over 200 rockets at northern Israel overnight, results of air defenses against Hezbollah's barrage 'mixed' • Israeli military not in favor of launching full Lebanon invasion

People stand at the scene where a house was hit by a Hezbollah missile fired toward central Israel, March 12, 2026

IDF: Iron Beam laser system not ready for Iranian missiles, despite limited usage in 2024

Using lasers to defend against long-range threats, such as Iran's ballistic missiles, could take that much longer, some projecting five to ten years or longer.

Israel's Iron Beam laser anti-missile interception system can potentially neutralize threats literally at the speed of light.

Hezbollah still holds over 1,000 long-range missiles to strike Israel

With Hezbollah's situation intensifying, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir ordered significant reinforcements to the North, in a sign that the military may deepen its ground forces involvement.

Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defense system over the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on August 9, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah terrorists.

Assassinating Khamenei, top military officials was incredible op., senior IDF official tells 'Post'

F-16s worked with F-35s, F-15s, Israeli intelligence, and others to change history.

Illustrative Israeli F16s.

IDF Chief Zamir orders reinforcements to the North for potential broader invasion against Hezbollah

The IDF is ramping up operations in southern Lebanon, moving key forces and expanding attacks on Hezbollah strongholds, as direct confrontations on the ground escalate.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir seen on November 3, 2025

Senior Israeli defense sources: Iran regime change not military goal, creating conditions for it is

The senior Israeli defense sources noted that tackling Iran's ballistic missile threat was among the military's primary goals in the war.

Israeli soldiers keep watch as Palestinian Muslims gather at the Qalandia checkpoint in the West Bank city of Ramallah on February 20, 2026, to enter Jerusalem on their way to Al-Aqsa Mosque for the first Friday noon prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Iran, Hezbollah conflicts continue with no substantial progress for any side

The IDF's operations against Iran and Hezbollah continue, but missile threats and technical failures continue to complicate the situation. Progress is slow, and the threat remains high.

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 3, 2026.