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.


IDF operates in Gaza, August 29, 2025.

IDF invasion of Gaza City could be on the way, military ends protection for aid groups in area

An illustrative image of signs pointing to Iran and Germany.

Germany tells nationals to leave Iran, fearing retaliation over sanctions

 Israel Aerospace Industries launches communications satellite "Dror 1" into space, July 13, 2025.

Satellites key for next Israeli rounds with Iran, Houthis


With 'snapback' sanctions started, 30-day hammer starts to fall on Iran - analysis

The E3, UK, France, and Germany, have triggered the "snapback" mechanism built into 2015's JCPOA nuclear deal, adding global sanctions on Iran, which will come into effect in 30 days.

French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose for the media at a hotel prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.

Houthi PM, defense officials likely killed in IDF strike on Sanaa, Yemen

Increasing likelihood that Houthi defense minister, military chief were killed as their leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, was giving a televised speech.

A fire ball rises from the site of a previous Israeli air strike in Sanaa, Yemen August 24, 2025.

WATCH: GHF's strategic role in Gaza’s food aid: IDF's new centers push back Hamas influence

The GHF does provide absolute numbers of meals, with those numbers reaching up to around 139 million meals over three months, with an average of around 2.3 million meals per week.

A Palestinian woman carries a box as people seek aid supplies from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in the central Gaza Strip, August 4, 2025.

IDF chief backs West Bank commander amid 'Haaretz' war crimes accusations

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir rejects 'Haaretz' criticism, saying Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth’s controversial West Bank orders were aimed at stopping terror attacks.

IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth.

Iran sanitizing SPND nuke site which Israel struck twice in June - report

If the site were truly only for scientific and civilian purposes, Iran would have doubtless shown off the site to international media and to the IAEA nuclear inspectors.

 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.

Why Israel has failed to stop Houthis, and when it might change - exclusive

Already on Monday, Sanaa was lit up, rebutting the Israeli claim to take down electricity for an extended period, and another missile was fired at Israel on Wednesday.

Houthi soldiers stand guard on a missile carrier during an official military parade marking the ninth anniversary of the Houthi takeover of the capital, Sanaa, on September 21, 2023.

Zamir delays Oct. 7 follow-up report after fight with PM over Gaza War, appointments

The report was prepared to assess the quality of the investigations and identify the key lessons to be learned from them. 

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir in Tulkarm, in the West Bank, August 22, 2025.

'If there is terror financing, I will get there': Inside IDF's raid to seize Ramallah terror funds

A’s battalion was the one with “the most central role for penetrating the bank, seizing the terror funds and equipment, and arresting the Hamas-affiliated individuals close up,” he told the Post.

IDF soldiers operate during a raid in Ramallah, in the West Bank, August 26, 2025

Was Mossad involved in getting Iran booted out of Australia? - analysis

Israeli Intelligence forces might have played a part in uncovering the IRGC plot that led to the expulsion of Iranian officials from Australia.

(Illustrative) Israel Mossad agent working on laptop, analyzing aerial reconnaissance.

IDF chief, Minister Katz announce advancement in appointment talks

IDF sources told The 'Post' that the meeting clarified which appointments are already in consensus between the two top defense officials.

 An illustrative image of Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir.