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.

Anti-missile batteries 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.

Israel to respond 'forcefully' to Iranian breach of ceasefire after missiles rain on North

 U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

US sources dismiss Pentagon leak alleging Israeli spying as anti-Iran war pushback

 Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.

US resolution draft for IAEA demands Iran open up on bombed nuclear sites, uranium stockpiles


WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah in Beirut's Dahiyeh after terror group ignores ceasefire

A senior US official told Axios reporter Barak Ravid on Monday that Washington did not provide a "green light" for Sunday's IDF strikes on Beirut.

IDF strikes on Dahiyeh on June 7, 2026.

Israel must overhaul trauma care for 50,000 former IDF soldiers, defense committee urges

A government panel called for a new independent authority to handle tens of thousands of IDF trauma and PTSD cases.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 25, 2024.

Chief Sgt. First Class (res.) Haim Kalomiti, 55, killed in central Israel terror attack

The terror shooting was carried out by a lone terrorist, an Arab Israeli man from Tayibe, Israel Police Commissioner Danny Levy said after a manhunt was carried out by police and the IDF.

 Chief Sgt. First Class (Res.) Haim Kalomiti.

Ex-top Mossad official: Barnea led agency to unprecedented operational reach - interview

Former senior Mossad official Ilan Rom says Barnea’s leadership expanded the agency’s capabilities, allowing dozens of operations at once and boosting Israel’s regional influence.

Mossad chief David Barnea attends a farewell ceremony in his honor, at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, on July 14, 2024.

In first, woman completes IDF Sayeret Matkal course, set to join operational service

The IDF announces its first female soldier to complete the elite Sayeret Matkal course, marking a historic milestone in Israel’s special forces as she prepares for future operations.

Soldiers from an artillery unit stationed near the Israel-Lebanon border during the ongoing war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026; illustrative.

David Barnea's Mossad revolution: How the spy agency became a war-fighting juggernaut - exclusive

After decades in the agency, and five years at its top, including some of the most crucial in Israel's history, Barnea also has some critical viewpoints which Israel and the world can learn from.

Head of Mossad David Barnea attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23, 2025.

Hezbollah drone struck IDF Northern Commander Rafi Milo's car in recent Lebanon visit

Had Milo been harmed, let alone killed, it would have been viewed as a strategic victory for Hezbollah, since he would have been the highest-ranked Israeli commander killed during the war.

Rafi Milo, commander of the Homefront Command at the scene where a rocket fired from Gaza hit and damaged a house in Rehovot on May 11, 2023.Rafi Milo, commander of the Homefront Command at the scene where a rocket fired from Gaza hit and damaged a house in Rehovot on May 11, 2023.

New Mossad Chief Roman Gofman: 'Iranian Shiite axis suffered a tough blow'

Gofman said that during his term, the Mossad would continue to act in the shadows to develop new capabilities and strategies that would surprise Israel's adversaries.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with newly minted Mossad Director Roman Gofman.

Iran war means larger Israeli influence among Arab states, top defense sources say

Future wars with Iran are likely to be longer in duration, while Israel's defense sales record breaks its record again, reaching USD 19 billion.

(From L-R) The Defense Ministry's International Defense Cooperation Directorate (SIBAT) Chief Brig.-Gen. Yair Kulas, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Defense Ministry Director-General Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amir Baram.

Outgoing Mossad chief Barnea urges Israel to topple wounded Iranian regime

If in the past, Barnea's promise seemed to be to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, this was an additional time that he doubled or even tripled down on regime change for Iran.

	 download high resolution download low resolution add to lightbox file name: F250423CG505  File Size: 9682 KB  caption (en): Head of Mossad David Barnea attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23,