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.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett.

Exploring Bennett's security policy vision, belief that he can convince Egypt to fix Gaza standoff

Ex-Mossad chief David Barnea (L) and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion (R) at the Jerusalem Municipality, August 27, 2026.

Iran regime will fall through mix of operations, economic pressure, ex-Mossad chief Barnea says

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

Mossad Director Gofman prevented from handling 'Qatargate' over conflict of interest


IDF chief doubles West Bank forces, blasts Finance Ministry amid 'politicized' budget clash

All of this takes place as IDF officials have said Jewish extremist violence has reached new levels, with hundreds of extremists recently drawing out a conflict with the IDF.

Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour the West Bank city of Hebron, August 22, 2026

Palestinian police allegedly beat, detain IDF reservist at unauthorized West Bank checkpoint

On Wednesday, the military officially amended its statement to clarify that the reservist was in Area C, not in Area B, and that the checkpoint in question was unlawful.

IDF troops operate in the West Bank.

IDF Chief Zamir meets with US Air Force Chief Wilsbach to discuss Iran, regional issues

Their meeting comes as US President Donald Trump shifts from military to economic threats against the regime.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir meets US Air Force Chief Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach at the IDF's Kirya headquarters in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2026.

How will Trump's economic 'D-Day' plan impact Iran's nuclear, ballistic missile threat? - analysis

How long do Israel, the US, and the West want to give Iran to figure out ways to charge forward on the nuclear or ballistic missile issues with whatever it has left?

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks with cryptocurrency executives in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington DC, US, August 19, 2026.

IDF helps Colombians find sufficiently safe homes, delegation deputy head tells 'Post' - exclusive

IDF officials told the Post that the disaster management and evaluation systems are designed to intake, track, and analyze damaged structures, especially in Cali, where most IDF efforts have focused.

IDF soldiers conduct operations in Colombia following the August 2026 earthquake, August 24, 2026.

Israeli officials divided over claimed Iranian weapons smuggling to Hezbollah, IDF's Syria strategy

Netanyahu accused of creating tensions with Syria, Turkey for electoral purposes • Syria has mostly curbed Iranian smuggling under Ahmed al-Sharaa, as IDF sources say no recent spike detected

 Images of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with replicas of missiles seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2026

What does IDF's first war crimes report mean for Israel's global accountability? - analysis

Israel’s willingness to investigate its own, even if a case is later dropped, highlights a key distinction from adversaries who would never hold their own accountable for killing Israelis or Jews.

IDF soldiers are seen traversing northern Gaza rubble during Operation Brave Heart, the operation to rescue the body of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, January 26, 2026.

Iranian state TV releases video of official in underground missile production facility - report

In the video, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Ali Abdollahi, said that Iran's production has increased significantly in the past year. 

A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.

Israel publishes internal war crimes probe, in first since October 7 Massacre

The IDF examined five major cases, including the Islamic Red Crescent and the death of Hind Rajab, resulting in two criminal probes, two disciplinary probes, and the closure of one file.

The IDF ordered a deeper prove into the killing of six-year-old Palestinian child Hind Rajab, pictured here.

B'Tselem claims 47 Palestinian families at risk of expulsion, IDF says homes built illegally

B'Tselem says water disruptions threaten 47 Palestinian families in the northern Jordan Valley; IDF sources cite security works and illegal construction.

Palestinians use their phones as Israeli settlers and military personnel stand outside a Palestinian home in Qusra, in the West Bank, August 15, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a video.