Searching, extracting, and destroying CBRN weapons and explosives
Tactical emergency medical service and medevac when injured by CBRN weapons, and after incidents associated with defusing and disposing of bombs or high-yield explosives
Commando-style raid operations
Counterinsurgency and counterterrorism (CT)
Military special operations against guerrilla warfare[dubious – discuss]
Yahalom is a classified unit and almost none of its special activities are exposed to the public. Public accounts of its activities usually just credit a "combat engineering force"; a term that can equally describe regular Engineering sappers, IDF Caterpillar D9 operators and infantry engineering companies. Jane's Defence Weekly has claimed that Yahalom are working closely with Sayeret Matkal and Shayetet 13, by providing them with demolition, explosive and sabotage skills.[citation needed] Most of the equipment that Yahalom has developed for its missions is classified. Yahalom maintains secrecy to make it more difficult for enemies to develop countermeasures.
Sub-unitsedit
Yael ("Ibex") - a commando demolition unit that conducts long range sabotage, combat engineering, counter terror, and maritime engineering missions. The YAEL team has destroyed military and civilian infrastructure that have been identified as hiding weapons caches, tunnels used to smuggle weapons, and firing positions.[citation needed]
SAP ("EOD Unit") - an EOD unit that removes land mines and missile warheads, handles nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) threats, performs bomb disposal, and accompanies special operations units on missions where their units are at risk of encountering explosive booby traps. YACHSAP is constantly engaged in defusing large IEDs that Hezbollah has set along the Israel-Lebanon border and bombs Palestinians have planted in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.[citation needed] They often use armored bulldozers when executing those missions. SAP is initials for Bomb disposal.
Samur ("Weasel") - a commando unit whose expertise is finding and destroying and if needed fighting in smuggling tunnels and hidden weapon caches.[3] The unit dates back to 2004 when the IDF merged the Southern CommandPhiladelphi RouteSmuggling tunnel experts team into Yahalom to form the Samur platoon.[citation needed]. Samur is also initials for Slikim (Caches) and Minharot (Caves or Tunnels)
Midron Mushlag ("Snowy Slope") - a unit whose expertise is penetrating buildings using hot breaching techniques using explosives charges, or cold breaching techniques using hydraulic expanders, crow bars and lock picks.
Hevzek ("Flash") - a unit that operated military robots - defunct.
SAPIR ("Sapphire") - Aerial ordnance EOD Unit, stationed at major IAF bases and tasked with removal of air ordnance such as bombs, missiles, rockets, etc. It is also tasked with safe removal of unexploded enemy ordnance inside the base perimeter. SAPIR is initials for SAP (Bomb disposal) and Avir (air.)
Sayfan ("Avocet") - CBRNE unit, trained to respond to threats from weapons of mass destruction, mostly focused on chemical weaponry.
Givol ("Flower stem") - CBRN disposal unit, composed of reserve service personnel.
Yahalom operates remote-controlled robots inserted into tunnels, obviating the need for human operators to risk their lives. EOD robots for handling improvised explosive devices (IEDs), bombs and explosive charges, and advanced EOD vehicles are standard equipment for all engineering units handling explosives. The Israel Border Policebomb disposal experts use similar equipment. Yahalom also uses the up-armored IDF Caterpillar D9bulldozer and the remote-controlled Raam HaShachar ("Morning thunder") version of the D9 (which were found extremely useful for special operation and CT duties), an armored excavator with drills, the IDF Pumacombat engineering vehicle (CEV), and Nakpuma, a NakpadonAPC modified to Yahalom's requirements.
Soldiers from Yahalom at the end of a concluding military exercise.
In order to be accepted into the unit one must enlist with the Israeli Engineering Corps and go through basic training ("Tironut"), where commanders identify the best trainees and select them for "Gibbush" (a grueling five-day test of physical and mental condition in intensive field trials). The best graduates of Gibbush are invited to join the unit and received advance training, which takes another year. Because the training takes a total of 1.4 years, the volunteers must agree to serve an extra year (in addition to the mandatory three year service in the IDF). The training includes training in engineering, explosive ordnance disposal, advanced combat and counter-terrorism.
Referencesedit
^"יחידת יהלום: יחידת הנדסה למשימות מיוחדות - תנאי קבלה". אדרנלין (in Hebrew). 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
^"גיבוש יהלם | המדריך המלא לקבלה לסיירת | אדרנלין כושר קרבי". אדרנלין (in Hebrew). 2021-05-29. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
^Gal Perl Finkel, The IDF vs subterranean warfare, The Jerusalem Post, August 16, 2016.
External linksedit
Yahalom Unit. Official website
Diamonds in the Rough: Finding Weapons Nobody Else Can 24 June 2014. Article, Israel Defense Forces's site
Diamonds in the Rough: Finding Weapons Nobody Else Can IDF YouTube video 24 Jun 2014
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Yahalom IDF news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Yahalom Hebrew יהל ם meaning Diamond also a backronym of יחידה הנדסית למשימות מיוחדות Special Operations Engineering Unit 1 2 is a sayeret special operations forces unit of the Israeli Combat Engineering Corps of the Israel Defense Forces IDF Special Operations Engineering UnitYahalomCombat Engineering Unit for Special Operations YahalomActive1995 presentCountry IsraelAllegiance Israel Defense ForcesBranch Israeli Ground ForcesTypeSayeretSizeClassifiedPart ofIsraeli Combat Engineering CorpsGarrison HQCamp EmmanuelColorsSilver Contents 1 Organization and activities 1 1 Role 1 2 General activities 1 3 Sub units 1 4 Arms and equipment 2 Recruitment and training 3 References 4 External linksOrganization and activities editRole edit Yahalom specializes in special engineering missions that include Accurate demolition through pinpoint planting of explosives CBRNE consequence management Searching extracting and destroying CBRN weapons and explosives Tactical emergency medical service and medevac when injured by CBRN weapons and after incidents associated with defusing and disposing of bombs or high yield explosives Commando style raid operations Counterinsurgency and counterterrorism CT Military special operations against guerrilla warfare dubious discuss Defusing and disposal of bombs land mines and unexploded ordnance Developing advanced methods and tools for demolition and EOD Teaching and training engineering corps soldiers and other special units in demolition and EOD Maritime sabotage and obstacle breaching Route reconnaissance and clearing routes of IEDs Searching and destroying smuggling tunnelsGeneral activities edit Yahalom is a classified unit and almost none of its special activities are exposed to the public Public accounts of its activities usually just credit a combat engineering force a term that can equally describe regular Engineering sappers IDF Caterpillar D9 operators and infantry engineering companies Jane s Defence Weekly has claimed that Yahalom are working closely with Sayeret Matkal and Shayetet 13 by providing them with demolition explosive and sabotage skills citation needed Most of the equipment that Yahalom has developed for its missions is classified Yahalom maintains secrecy to make it more difficult for enemies to develop countermeasures Sub units edit Yael Ibex a commando demolition unit that conducts long range sabotage combat engineering counter terror and maritime engineering missions The YAEL team has destroyed military and civilian infrastructure that have been identified as hiding weapons caches tunnels used to smuggle weapons and firing positions citation needed SAP EOD Unit an EOD unit that removes land mines and missile warheads handles nuclear biological and chemical NBC threats performs bomb disposal and accompanies special operations units on missions where their units are at risk of encountering explosive booby traps YACHSAP is constantly engaged in defusing large IEDs that Hezbollah has set along the Israel Lebanon border and bombs Palestinians have planted in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip citation needed They often use armored bulldozers when executing those missions SAP is initials for Bomb disposal Samur Weasel a commando unit whose expertise is finding and destroying and if needed fighting in smuggling tunnels and hidden weapon caches 3 The unit dates back to 2004 when the IDF merged the Southern Command Philadelphi Route Smuggling tunnel experts team into Yahalom to form the Samur platoon citation needed Samur is also initials for Slikim Caches and Minharot Caves or Tunnels Midron Mushlag Snowy Slope a unit whose expertise is penetrating buildings using hot breaching techniques using explosives charges or cold breaching techniques using hydraulic expanders crow bars and lock picks Hevzek Flash a unit that operated military robots defunct SAPIR Sapphire Aerial ordnance EOD Unit stationed at major IAF bases and tasked with removal of air ordnance such as bombs missiles rockets etc It is also tasked with safe removal of unexploded enemy ordnance inside the base perimeter SAPIR is initials for SAP Bomb disposal and Avir air Sayfan Avocet CBRNE unit trained to respond to threats from weapons of mass destruction mostly focused on chemical weaponry Givol Flower stem CBRN disposal unit composed of reserve service personnel Arms and equipment edit Firearms include the M4 Carbine handguns IMI Negev Commando SAW sniper rifles and combat shotguns Yahalom operates remote controlled robots inserted into tunnels obviating the need for human operators to risk their lives EOD robots for handling improvised explosive devices IEDs bombs and explosive charges and advanced EOD vehicles are standard equipment for all engineering units handling explosives The Israel Border Police bomb disposal experts use similar equipment Yahalom also uses the up armored IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozer and the remote controlled Raam HaShachar Morning thunder version of the D9 which were found extremely useful for special operation and CT duties an armored excavator with drills the IDF Puma combat engineering vehicle CEV and Nakpuma a Nakpadon APC modified to Yahalom s requirements Recruitment and training editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Soldiers from Yahalom at the end of a concluding military exercise In order to be accepted into the unit one must enlist with the Israeli Engineering Corps and go through basic training Tironut where commanders identify the best trainees and select them for Gibbush a grueling five day test of physical and mental condition in intensive field trials The best graduates of Gibbush are invited to join the unit and received advance training which takes another year Because the training takes a total of 1 4 years the volunteers must agree to serve an extra year in addition to the mandatory three year service in the IDF The training includes training in engineering explosive ordnance disposal advanced combat and counter terrorism References edit יחידת יהלום יחידת הנדסה למשימות מיוחדות תנאי קבלה אדרנלין in Hebrew 2021 05 12 Retrieved 2022 04 23 גיבוש יהלם המדריך המלא לקבלה לסיירת אדרנלין כושר קרבי אדרנלין in Hebrew 2021 05 29 Retrieved 2022 05 05 Gal Perl Finkel The IDF vs subterranean warfare The Jerusalem Post August 16 2016 External links editYahalom Unit Official website Diamonds in the Rough Finding Weapons Nobody Else Can 24 June 2014 Article Israel Defense Forces s site Diamonds in the Rough Finding Weapons Nobody Else Can IDF YouTube video 24 Jun 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yahalom IDF amp oldid 1216016513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
