Amir Bohbot

Walla! Defense & Military Analyst. In 2011, Bohbot began working as a military analyst and reporter for the Walla! Website. In 2012, he covered the Pillar of Defense operation in-depth, as well as the Brother's Keeper Operation, to find the three kidnapped teenagers accompanying the special unit Maglan forces. In Operation Protective Edge, he joined the then-commander of the Nahal Brigade, Brigadier General Uri Gordin, and exposed the military activity of Hamas under the guise of sensitive facilities and sites of international aid organizations in Gaza. Bohbot began his journalistic career in the veteran local newspaper "Sheva." Between 1996 and 2011, he worked for the Maariv newspaper, filling several field positions, including a reporter for criminal affairs, politics, municipal systems, law, and investigations for the Weekend magazine. In 2003, he began serving as a reporter and analyst for military and security affairs in Maariv. Bohbot covered in-depth the investigations of Operation Defensive Shield, Days of Penitence operation, on which he published an independent investigation in two parts and Operation Rainbow. He also covered the disengagement from the Gaza Strip process, Operation Summer Rains, the Second Lebanon War, and Operation Cast Lead, during which he joined the fighting forces under the command of then-Paratroopers Brigade commander Major General Herzi Halevi. Bohbot holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Sapir College, a master's degree in communications from Ben-Gurion University, and a master's degree in political science from Bar-Ilan University in a thesis track he completed with honors. He holds a doctorate in the Department of Political Science at Bar-Ilan University on the study of the Israeli targeted killing policy between the years 2000 and 2012 and the decision-making processes of the senior military and political echelon in Israel and the United States. In 2017, Bohbot's debut book was published in English: "Weapon Wizards," which he co-wrote with the former Jerusalem Post's editor-in-chief, lawyer Yaakov Katz. The book dealt with the question of how Israel became a global arms power. The book was translated into Hebrew, Czech, Polish, and Chinese after its success.

(Illustrative) 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.

IDF preparing plan to return to Gaza fighting, depending on Iran ceasefire deal

An IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative.

IDF testing counter-drone technologies ahead of security meeting on rising drone threat

A protester holds a picture of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem during a demonstration in Riad Al Solh Square in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 11, 2026.

Hezbollah planning to occupy Beirut, push out hopes of normalization with Israel


Settlers dig up Palestinian grave near Sha-Nur, forcing family to relocate burial

Palestinian sources claim IDF soldiers supported settlers in exhuming a body, while the IDF denies interference, stating the family chose to relocate the body themselves.

View of the settlement of Sa-Nur in the West Bank, April 19, 2026.

IDF to present findings of investigation into Israelis entering Bint Jbail's active warzone

An IDF investigation into four Israelis' entry into Bint Jbail during the ongoing conflict is set to be presented to Northern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo.

IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon on April 25, 2026.

WATCH: IDF helicopter evacuates wounded soldiers amid heavy fire, drone impacts meters away

The Air Force helicopter took off from the scene within seconds to avoid a direct hit after detecting additional drones launched into the area.

An Israeli military helicopter flies near the Israeli border with Lebanon, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 28, 2026.

Dozens of Palestinians breach IDF checkpoints to enter Jenin refugee camp

At least 10 Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces operating in the area, with IDF using drones to monitor and locate more suspects inside the refugee camp.

 A road is barricaded in Jenin refugee camp, amid ongoing clashes between Palestinian Authority security forces and terrorists, in the West Bank, January 8, 2025.

IDF officers charged with embezzling millions, laundering funds via crypto

The officers committed these offenses during the course of their work in classified IDF units. Most of the stolen sums and bribes were laundered by the defendants using cryptocurrency.

Crypto Market.

From Erez to Jabalya: A look inside of the IDF's new Gaza security zone

The new security zone is not just a plan on paper; it is already a reality of concrete, positions, tunnel detection and destruction, cameras, and coffee for reserve soldiers.

The Israeli army near the border fence with Gaza, southern Israel. February 09, 2026.

Lebanese civilians force past barriers to reach southern Lebanon despite IDF warnings

According to videos circulating on social media, the civilians who fled north at the start of Israel's war with Hezbollah are trying to make their way back south via the Litani's central bridge.

Displaced people react as they return to their homes in a vehicle carrying belongings on its roof after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Sidon, Lebanon, April 17, 2026.

Hamas plans to use Iran, Lebanon negotiations to avoid disarmament, gain control of Gaza's BoP

A source from the security establishment warned that Hamas is taking advantage of Israel's focus on the Hezbollah situation and the US focus on the Iranian front to buy time.

An illustrative image of a silhouette over the backdrop of the Hamas flag.

Anti-war protests held across Israel under wartime gathering limits

Demonstrators carried signs reading “We must stop” and “Bibi will kill us all,” while about 200 people gathered at Horev Junction in Haifa.

Israelis protest against the war in Jerusalem during the war between Israel, Iran and Hezbollah, April 4, 2026.

Two soldiers lightly wounded in close-quarters combat that leaves Hezbollah terrorist dead

Amid the operations, Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem that he would not live to see the extent of the “very heavy price” the group would pay for its attacks.

IDF soldiers are seen operating in southern Lebanon, April 1, 2026