Yamas (Israel Border Police unit)

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Undercover Counter-Terrorism Unit
YAMAS
Active	1991–present
Country	Israel
Agency	Israel Border Police
Type	Police tactical unit
Role	Undercover counter-terrorism and law enforcement
Notables
Significant operation(s)	First Intifada Second Intifada

During a training exercise.

Yamas (Hebrew: יחידת המסתערבים, Yehidat HaMista'arvim) is a special forces counter-terrorist unit attached to the Israeli Border Police, but directly subordinate to Shin Bet. A secret unit, known for its undercover counter-terrorist operations conducted in civilian Arab disguise within Arab territories. Its basic purpose is to deal with disturbances, demonstrations and neutralize the agitating factors, as well as to make harsh arrests in the heart of a hostile Arab population. Its uniqueness is the activity that takes place when the unit's fighters are disguised as Arabs. Its personnel do not wear uniforms and are not allowed to disclose their membership of the organization. The unit's sniper teams are considered to be amongst the best in Israel, having won numerous sniper awards.^[1]

See also[]

• Shin Bet
• Israel Border Police
• Israeli special forces units
• Yamam
• Mista'arvim

References[]

• Deflem, Mathieu. 2012. "Yehida Mishtartit Mistaravim (YAMAS) (Israel)." pp. 71–72 in Counterterrorism: From the Cold War to the War on Terror, Vol. 2, edited by Frank G. Shanty. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger/ABC-CLIO.