Yamas
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Yamas is an elite undercover special operations unit of the Israeli Border Police specializing in counterterrorism and covert missions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterterrorism unit
ⓘ
special forces unit ⓘ undercover unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Israel Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Israeli Border Police special units ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Israel Defense Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shin Bet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
arrest of high-value targets
ⓘ
disruption of terrorist cells ⓘ short-notice, intelligence-based raids ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deep-cover operations in hostile environments
ⓘ
high operational secrecy ⓘ rapid strike capabilities ⓘ use of local disguises ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Israeli Border Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Gaza Strip
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Israel Police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israeli Border Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitment | selected from experienced Border Police personnel ⓘ |
| role |
counterterrorism operations in Palestinian territories
ⓘ
covert surveillance ⓘ disguised infiltration of hostile areas ⓘ intelligence-driven arrests ⓘ support to Shin Bet operations ⓘ |
| securityClassification | highly classified ⓘ |
| selection | rigorous physical and psychological screening ⓘ |
| specialization |
close-quarters combat
ⓘ
counterterrorism ⓘ covert operations ⓘ high-risk arrests ⓘ hostage rescue ⓘ undercover operations ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ |
| trainingIncludes |
Arabic language and local customs
ⓘ
advanced marksmanship ⓘ close protection ⓘ covert movement and surveillance ⓘ hand-to-hand combat ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit |
elite unit
ⓘ
special operations unit ⓘ |
| usesTactics |
plainclothes infiltration
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surprise entry ⓘ unmarked vehicles ⓘ |
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