Yamam
Sign in to saveYamam (), also known as National Counter-Terrorism Unit, is Israel's national counter-terrorism unit, one of four special units of the Israel Border Police. The Yamam is capable of both hostage-rescue operations and offensive take-over raids against terrorist targets in civilian areas. Besides military and counter-terrorism duties, it also performs tactical unit duties and undercover police work.
Key facts
- Law enforcement unit.motto
- אֶרְדּוֹף אוֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵם, וְלֹא אָשׁוּב עַד כַּלּוֹתָם(I will pursue my enemies and I will overtake them, and I will not return until they are destroyed) (Psalm 18:37)
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- Israeli–Palestinian conflict First Intifada Second Intifada Gaza war
- Law enforcement unit.unit_name
- Centralized Special Unit / Israel's National Counter-Terror Unit
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- YAMAM ימ"מ
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- Magav-Facebook--Yamam-0009.jpg
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- 300px
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- Yamam officers in full gear during raid training, armed with M4A1 carbines and operating police dog (K9)
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- Israel
- Law enforcement unit.type
- Police tactical unit
- Law enforcement unit.agency
- Israel Police
- Law enforcement unit.command_structure
- Israel Border Police
- Law enforcement unit.dates
- 1974–present
- Law enforcement unit.role
- Domestic counter-terrorism, hostage rescue and law enforcement
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- Operators
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- ≈200 officers
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Operational record after the Second Intifada
- Operational record during Operation Breakwater (2022–2023)
- Operational record during the Hamas led-attack on October 7, 2023, and afterwards
- Selection and training
- Honors
- See also
- References
- External links
Yamam (), also known as National Counter-Terrorism Unit, is Israel's national counter-terrorism unit, one of four special units of the Israel Border Police. The Yamam is capable of both hostage-rescue operations and offensive take-over raids against terrorist targets in civilian areas. Besides military and counter-terrorism duties, it also performs tactical unit duties and undercover police work.
==History== thumb|400px|YAMAM operators in a special visit by Israeli officials, 2017 thumb|300px|YAMAM snipers with [[Barrett MRAD and ghillie suits during a counter-terror/hostage-rescue demonstration in the Israel Border Police's training base.]] The Yamam was established in late 1974 after the Ma'alot massacre, where a failed rescue operation by the Sayeret Matkal commando unit of the Israel Defense Forces resulted in the murder of 21 schoolchildren before the hostage takers were killed.