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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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


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,

Iran deal on nukes, missiles, Hormuz, and terror cash: A guide for the perplexed - analysis

For Israel to properly understand its security needs and future risks, it is also important to come to a dispassionate and apolitical evaluation of the major issues involved in the US-Iran deal.

Iranians attend the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.

South Africa’s ICJ delay request may ease pressure on Israel - analysis

South Africa’s request for an 18 month extension could delay further ICJ hearings in its genocide case against Israel until 2029 or 2030.

 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.

France bans Israel from defense exhibition, limits Israeli companies to showing defensive weapons

This means that the government and the ministry will be unable to participate in the exhibition or establish a national pavilion at EUROSATORY.

 A visitor walks past the Israeli pavilion during the Eurosatory International Defence Exhibition in Villepinte, north of Paris, France June 11, 2018.

High Court approves new Mossad chief Gofman, to begin role Tuesday

Roman Gofman is set to assume the role of Mossad chief after the High Court approved his appointment on Monday.

Incoming Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Israel under 'unprecedented delegitimization attacks' from several global tribunals, IDF MAG says

To date, Offir's first major public decision was to withdraw indictments against five IDF soldiers who were indicted in the saga of the alleged beating of a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman.

IDF Military Advocate General (MAG) Maj. Gen. Itay Offir.

PM orders IDF attacks on Hezbollah in Beirut, but US, Iran interventions pause action

Hezbollah showers the North with drones as IDF troops take over the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas beyond the Litani River.

Israeli soldiers operate at Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, in this handout image released on May 31, 2026.