Yamam | Israel's Tier 1 Counter-Terrorism Unit (ימ"מ )

A short documentary on Yamam the Israel's Tier 1 counter-terrorism unit. For more, visit: agilitegear.com/
Transcript:
Yamam is Israel's tier 1 Counter terrorism unit. They specialize in hostage-rescue and offensive raids against hostile targets in civilian areas. When it comes to Close-quarters combat, there are very few units in the world that are better.
They are not only Israel’s number one counter-terror unit but they are also considered to be one of the best CT units in the world.
Their primary mission is civilian hostage rescue within Israel's borders. but they are also used for tasks such as extracting police suspects who have barricaded themselves in fortified structures.
Yamam are also trained in basic Arabic and dress to assimilate within the Arab population. This gives them the ability to go undetected and operate deep within hostile areas. Most of the Yamam's activity is classified, and published Yamam operations are often credited to other units.
Yamam are one of the primary reasons Israel has seen a significant drop in organized terror attacks over the past few years.
They are one of the world's most deadly counter terror units and they will not rest until all threats are eliminated.
The Yamam was established in late 1974 after the terror attack known as the Ma'alot massacre. 3 armed Palestinian terrorist infiltrated into Israel from Lebanon and entered Netiv Meir Elementary School in Maalot, taking over 100 children hostage.
A failed rescue attempt by Sayeret Matkal, the IDF’s tier 1 SF unit, resulted in the murder of 21 schoolchildren before the hostage takers were killed.
Since hostage rescue tactics in friendly territory differ from those used in hostile areas, it was decided to establish an elite force which develops and practices a special CQB doctrine for counter-terrorism operations in friendly territory. A few months later, the Yamam was born.
Applicants for Yamam must be between 22 and 30 years old and have completed their three-year infantry service in the IDF.
Most of the recruits are comprised of veteran IDF special forces operators from elite tier 1 and tier 2 units such as Sayeret Matkal, Shayetet 13, Duvedevan, Egoz, Maglan and Shaldag.
This “All star team” of recruits must complete a gruelling selection process before being indoctrinated into the unit.
The process includes a "hell week" that is said to be one of the hardest in the world. This level of difficulty is achieved because all the applicants are already seasoned combat soldiers. Out of every 1500 applicants to the unit, less than 1% pass the selection process and training. After selection the recruits go through 8 months of specialized training and only then are they accepted into the unit.
The Yamam is independent, training its own operators in all fields, such as sniping, reconnaissance, dog operating, and bomb disposal. As a result, Yamam has a rapid deployment time and high coordination between various squads.
During the Second Intifada, Yamam forces intercepted many terrorists, arresting them or killing them. Several high-profile militants were neutralized by Yamam operators. According to the records, YAMAM killed 179 terrorists during 2000-2005, 50 of them were suicide bombers.
In 2014, 3 Israeli teenagers were kidnapped and killed by 2 Hamas terrorists. After months of work, Israeli intelligence tracked the suspects down and found that the terrorists were hiding out in a house located in a hostile neighborhood in Hebron. Yamam was tasked with bringing in the terrorists dead or alive.
At the break of dawn, Yamam surrounded the house and called out the terrorist to surrender. The terrorists responded by opening fire on the unit. A Yamam Operator shot one of the terrorists dead as his head rose out of a hole in the house. The unit proceeded to open fire and throw grenades into the house, eliminating the second terrorist.
Yamam are locked and loaded and ready to go at a moment's notice. When they are not kicking doors down and killing terrorists, they are training around the clock in preparation for a multitude of hostage rescue scenarios. When there is a high value target that needs to be eliminated, or a hostage that needs rescuing you can bet Israel will call on it’s number 1 CT unit to get the job done.

[@mireilletshiteya284]

❤❤❤YAMAM❤❤❤

[@SuperGolfguy]

Yamam currently looking for the one guy who gave a thumbs down to the video😎

[@Marina-cz1gu]

🤣🤣🤣

[@user-th7oq3gb9v]

by far the best unit in the world!!!

[@niccolocoletti7507]

not even close

[@pedohammad]

​@@niccolocoletti7507 you know nothing about the matter lol no other police is better than Israel's

[@niccolocoletti7507]

@@pedohammad they're good at shooting children yes

[@viper3-346]

Awesome! Love this series!

[@guruprasadmohanty7715]

🇮🇳 Love from India 🇮🇳

[@uribarel]

Much love from Israel

[@omnimase1452]

Love from India 🇮🇳😍🥰😍🇮🇱

[@kokmate48]

🇮🇱❤

[@jackm9732]

nice! do one about shayetet 13 already!!!

[@steelekelley5761]

כן!

[@salimfalah9294]

No doubt that the yamam is the best unti tirrorest unit in the world...GOD bless u and the idf.

[@dallasyap3064]

Just by looking at these Yamam operators training and their advanced tactics, u can easily tell they are far more capable than many of their foreign counterparts, including the FBI's HRT.

[@2K9s]

Delta, amongst others, trains HRT… to say “far more capable” simply magnifies the fact that you genuinely have no idea what you’re talking about.

[@ZachiEvenor]

Great video about the YAMAM - Israel's National Counter Terror Unit. They are the best of the best and many Israelis were saved by theirs daily warfare against terrorism. One small remark: the YAMAM is not an IDF unit but belongs to the Israeli Police, directly subordinate to the Border Police central command.

[@jameswright2974]

All verbal farts Gaza their forte woman and children schools hospitals power plants water poisoned Iran to hard Russia Usa gives the orders to their puppets

[@perryrogers5236]

Awesome video. They are great

[@emiliospowerballer1441]

Many other units exist with more experience 😅

[@Rvbcaboose714]

​​@@emiliospowerballer1441 they didn't just rescue the 4 hostages in Gaza though! Yamam did today!

[@indego1985]

By FAR the best ct unit in the world !

[@jovanlymanaidavlogandtutor5080]

I love you Israel ❤️

[@ghop5846]

Me too Israel, me too. I just miss the helmet given to me when I was in Gan Sorek. I was learning Hebrew while in the Army, he was returning from Syria where the war ended at the time and he kept calling me כובע תחת & my girlfriend (actually his) who I was in Iraq playing Xbox with against the Quds who made appearances across the Iranian border. Funny people the Israeli’s. They will die next to you, and for you but I ran into him a month later in NYC and he just said ass hat in an American accent. Turns out my buddy wore a purple beret & became a commander As opposed to Yamam. He lives in one of the largest Israeli Cities not in Israel also.citizen pretending to be an Israeli whose mother was raped in North Africa and managed to run from the genocide. Hitler was a dip shit! He was an anti semite that liked Muslims, got angry while hanging out with his boyfriend in WW1 over US and Germans decision not to gas and shoot each other on Christmas and sing Christmas Carols and tried to exterminate People that used pipes from toilets as guns. Funny part is he was a bastard and jew also? Anyone that can make a weapon from toilet parts is no one I care to be enemies with. Back onto the Ass hole who drove us to Ben Gurion and was on the same plane claimed n he lived in Tel Aviv. He went back and almost blew his hand off playing Xbox of all things with a Navy Seal. They really like video games and she Quds pass by they just keep playing.

[@1Maccabee]

Get Yamam, when it's GO TIME, all the time.

[@kananisha]

love these vids

[@Chiller01]

Man if a terrorist takes me captive I want these people coming to rescue me. I live in 🇨🇦 Canada but I’m making a special request.

[@yaroke123]

hahaha

[@losmentos5078]

Dw you got the JTF2, for some reason Canada has one of the best CT units the world has seen. Love from Israel

[@jayhawkmasonry]

Battle Harden Warriors. Much Love

[@yairbitran5774]

Awesome! can you do one about Palsar 401? Great videos!

[@thegoodnewsguy1315]

Very nice video

[@johnsonbatiagao2426]

Love...from Philippines..

[@asipalacios8701]

you cannot compare swat to yamam because the swats are 95% of the time training while the yamam is 50/50 between training and fighting. yamam are way more experienced in real life situations

[@monicaregina5189]

ISRAEL IS MY LOVE FOREVER !!! SHALOM. IN JESUS. FROM : Mônica Regina Cardoso dos Santos, BRAZIL.

[@guardianforceps]

Great video ❤

[@eliya5492]

Awesome!! Now shayetet 13 please 💪🏼🙏

[@christinegracejohn]

I really appreciate your efforts, dedication. May God bless you all

[@indrajeetrathva8336]

Until all threats are eliminated=Never Where there is light there are always shadows to be found.

[@treystevenson9872]

Outstanding! I knew that Yamam was one of the best in the world at counter-terrorism and a Top 5 SWAT team in the world, but I didn’t know they also recruited from the Tier 1’s! Very impressive indeed.

[@KK-nc3yc]

They are below Tier one so I don’t see why they would recruit from tier one, I think the author didn’t do his homework on this one

[@treystevenson9872]

K K They recruit retired Tier 1 operators. They don’t recruit directly from the Tier 1 Units, which is a very smart idea 👍🏻

[@davidd.7251]

YAMAM is not number 5 counter terror in the world. In one year they prevented 380 terror attacks. They are in actual combat almost daily, considering they already come from Special Forces unites there is no equivalent force in the world in terms of experience. Terrorists know it’s a suicide to open fire at Yamam

[@treystevenson9872]

@@davidd.7251 I have Yamam as the #1 SWAT Team in the world

[@riccilopez3589]

they are the tier 1 unit tho....

[@405boy4]

Are these guys the equivalent to the US Delta Force team? Either way, great unit..🇮🇱🇮🇱🇺🇸🇺🇸..

[@Nicolay406]

They're equivalent to SWAT, and thanks 🇺🇸🇮🇱

[@IdanActual]

Sayeret Matkal is the equivalent to the Us Delta Force and the British SAS as well 💪🏽

[@user-of1kq6qt1j]

No, Sayeret Matkal is the equivalent to the Delta.

[@user-of1kq6qt1j]

@@Nicolay406 No they are more elite than SWAT teams.

[@Nicolay406]

@@user-of1kq6qt1j Yea you're right my bad, but they do SWAT duties too.

[@aharoncalderon3779]

This is not an IDF, this is the Israel Police

[@Pekenter]

Out of 1500 applicants only 1% get selected... That is a weird way to represent the statistic

[@billevans7936]

Affirmative

[@michaelfoster4756]

Love these videos! Please do sayeret matkal

[@davidd.7251]

There is no real footage of Matkal online. It’s all fake and other units.

[@OranosJA]

Can you make please about unit 504

[@MDR-hn2yz]

“What do you feel when you shoot a terrorist?” “Recoil.” 😂

[@netanelbinyaminy7916]

Song?

[@johnrodriguez3870]

YAMAM ( Yechida Meuchedet Mishtartit, Modern Hebrew, " Special Police Unit" , Israel National Police): Roughly, the equivalent of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation's Hostage Rescue Team ( FBI HRT). Ooh Rah and Hooah, 🦂 Kids of Agilite, from this Prior Service USMC and US Army Veteran!!🇺🇸🇮🇱🗡️💣💥💪🖤

[@vitruvianprotection6725]

Guys look fbi has a reg swat team and a tier 1 which trains with CAG/ DEVGRU and others so definitely not the regular swat guys hope that helps

[@theadventurebros4686]

Still waiting for my k19!

[@jacobrabaev441]

🔥

[@byGreekforGreeks]

φοβερο

[@ioanbota9397]

I like this strong special forces

[@TacShooter]

Ayana Yacoby from the very first Rainbow Six game had a background in YAMAM.

[@Nicolay406]

Sad they wouldn't add an Israeli operator for the game, so much controversy..

[@TacShooter]

@@Nicolay406 Which game? Ayana Yacoby was in Rainbow Six 1, Rogue Spear, Raven Shield and Lockdown.

[@Nicolay406]

@@TacShooter the latest rainbow six siege

[@TacShooter]

@@Nicolay406 That title might have started out resembling a Rainbow Six experience, but it has turned into Rainbows, Unicorns and Magic the Gathering. There aren't even plausible scientific explanations for how some of the gadgets work, anymore.

[@user-nn4fn8qe5j]

Yamam is part of magav, israel police not the idf

[@nikosmoukas2410]

Φοβεροι

[@freddistewt8894]

cool unit bros 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@SG-ix7sl]

It would be awesome to see Yamam, NSG, GIGN doing exercises and kicking terrorist ass.

[@carlbowles1808]

Those men are very scary.

[@daba1660]

No, they are not like that in person or as citizens, And Israel people known as "gentelmens" in the world and in hospitality, but if you are against us you better hide in space, because Israel will find you and give you good taste of Jewish justice, Times have changed this time it is impossible to escape punishment for dealing with us, As our ancestors were as recorded in the Bible, among the strongest kingdoms in the region and the world, in short “Strength brings peace and not weakness” Benjamin Netanyahu, the man that made the Abraham Accords (peace agreement) with 4 or 5 Arab countries that no one had succeeded before like he did.

[@TeamofwarriorsOrg]

Some of the videos in this clip are actually duvdevan and yamas

[@tomsmith5827]

Yamas are awesome.

[@user-mg8qy5bi7i]

Very nice only!!! Yamam belong to the israeli police not idf.

[@mrt8098]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💙💙💙

[@user-mg8qy5bi7i]

Very nice. Only one thing YAMAM belong to the police not to the IDF

[@TeamofwarriorsOrg]

Not an IDF unit. Its a unit of Israel’s National Police

[@edan_alexander119]

And here is the most hardcore military unit in the IDF. More tough than the shayetet 13

[@goodputin4324]

They're not a military unit but police

[@AuthorofMyPath]

@@goodputin4324 special unit

[@TripiHJFC]

Nice video but the is yamam not a idf unit, the yamam is the Israeli counter terrorist unit of the Israeli police

[@TheAndr3nalin]

So what the difference between yamam and lotar ?

[@Nicolay406]

Many differences... 1. Lotar is part of the IDF while YAMAM is a part of the Israeli police. 2. Lotar is made of military reservists and has less training than the YAMAM. 3. Lotar serves only in Eilat (city in southern Israel) while YAMAM is a national unit. I think there's plenty more but I forgot..

[@yelitzafernandez5963]

MI ORACION, Y, NUESTRAS ORACIONES SON PERMANENTES, POR TODA ISRAEL, Y, EN ESPECIAL POR TODAS LAS FUERZAS DE FDI; PARA QUE LAS MALEVOLOS PLANES DE SUS ENEMIGOS, SE VUELVAN CONTRA ESTOS TERRORISTAS,,,,,,,,, ISRAEL PREVALECE Y PREVALECERA: ES FARO DE LUZ, PAZ Y BIEN A LA HUMANIDAD......DESDE VENEZUELA SOMOS MAS LOS QUE AMAMOS Y BENDECIMOS A ISRAEL

[@tomerico1976]

To b fair, Yamam are more Police affiliated then IDF

[@sicariomegrella516]

The Delta version Of Israel Or The FSB version.. Stay Strong Israel

[@christinegracejohn]

❤❤❤

[@JEJAK5396]

Consider the vanquished...

[@markpanc]

Sayeret Matkal pls...

[@Nicolay406]

I doubt they can..

[@davidd.7251]

There is no real footage of Matkal available online, at least not from the last few decades.

[@andrewlaw3589]

Don’t mess with the zohan

[@1bestjinxeune422]

54 Dislike afraid of yammam

[@junaidyaustero7807]

👍

[@amichay44]

Yamam is part of the israeli border police(MAGAV) a branch of the israeli police

[@thechef19791]

Yamam is not considered a Tier 1 entity as its not a military designated unit fyi.

[@oris2252]

the yamam is not part of the idf. it is the israeli police swat team.

[@dxislast328]

💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@gobravo123]

The Yamam is a police force, not IDF.

[@edan_alexander119]

It’s IDF. Served in the Israeli 669 unit...

[@gobravo123]

@@edan_alexander119 איך אתה מגיע לימ"מ?בגיבוש סיירות?או דרך מג"ב?

[@edan_alexander119]

gobravo123 אחי זה טלוי, אתה צריך לפחות שנתיים באיזה יחידה קרבית קודם. למה אתה רוצה להיות שם?

[@edan_alexander119]

gobravo123 כי אתה לא יכול סתם לבוא לאיזה גיבוש ולהתקבל לשם חחחח

[@edan_alexander119]

gobravo123 אה חחח, אבל עם כבר זה יותר ממשלתי מי הכול.

[@akshayamitabh]

name of the track??

[@kambo8391]

God did not just choose n bless Isreal. He is the creator n know well what to do with His choosen ppl. Man lie but God does not. I love Isreal my heart n soul.

[@israelcheers1934]

Yamam does not do undercover operations posing as Arabs, there is a confusion with a unit called yamas , yamam is more like swat

[@algoprep]

It does, it's unknown, but Yamam have their own Mistaaravim unit, called Gidonim

[@ghop5846]

Do you see a thumbs down? They sent him a computer virus, The mossad said they got it and handed it to a Spanish operative named Bobesponja. The Frog was running surveillance. I was at the the Red Sea diving resort, well simply diving while a highly experienced Iranian Quds sniper was shooting. He was their best! I harpooned him. Shalom.

[@nirvanafreak619]

So why has one hostage not even been rescued from Hamas after several months…not doubting their capabilities but makes me wonder if someone is holding them back.

[@ipadasher]

Are you sure?😂

[@guyoss942]

Sure about that? and secend maby no info about the hostages.. open your brain

[@Joe-pb3bm]

"Frogmen."

[@bigpromonke2319]

Why do I see trash?

[@elbombero88]

they got their ideas from fauda on netflix

[@user-dn3ws8kp7p]

Hamsa✋✋

[@thomasboston1887]

I TELL YAH IT SUCKS TO HAVE SHITY HEALTH POST CARDIAC EVENT AND GALBLADDER REMOVAL SURGERY MY FIELD DAYS ARE LIKELY BEHIND ME AT 57

[@danielelkayam7673]

israel my cantry

[@MrJihadkoplo]

bad entry into the room....need more training

[@Nicolay406]

Alright keyboard warrior, 3000+ successful operation on their belt.

[@MrJihadkoplo]

@@Nicolay406 only 4 deployed, congo, afganistan, libya and mali so far....and only one succesfull....that why i learn a lot

[@pedohammad]

Lechaim

[@9AMITkrYADAV]

Long live Israel🇮🇱❤️🇮🇳

[@riaanbooysen6934]

The GHOStS.... PLo and Hamas fear these GHOSTS

[@basemrasem]

That's very funny. You did not see the truth. The truth is that Israeli soldiers are the ones who fear Hamas, and the evidence is in their cries when they faced Hamas fighters in recent wars. They were begging Hamas fighters not to kill them, but there is no mercy for those who kill children in Gaza with tons of explosives.

[@PhysicsViolator]

Yamam is equivalent to SWAT in the USA.

[@Blueveteran342]

U.S. SWAT teams are a joke in comparison to elite tier 1 CT police units like YAMAM, the German GSG9 and the French GIGN etc.. They are a mix between FBI HRT and 1st SFOD-Delta if you want to compare it to the U.S.

[@user-lo5jm1et8l]

Yamam is like swat

[@Fight4MyCountry]

Neg.

[@Blueveteran342]

U.S. SWAT teams are a joke in comparison to elite tier 1 CT police units like YAMAM, the German GSG9 and the French GIGN etc.. They are a mix between FBI HRT and 1st SFOD-Delta if you want to compare it to the U.S.

[@user-lo5jm1et8l]

@@Blueveteran342 i live in Israel so i know They are better

[@jameswright2974]

That great why are they not in Ukraine

[@zivgann1808]

What

[@fariedvallie3189]

Ha ha.😂

[@PoetryPulse___465]

I think it was in 1996,11 of them landet with a heli in south lebanon and 10 of then got slaughtert with brain parts flying all over the area.

[@alzo8132]

Bullshit. Such a thing never happened to YAMAM.

[@PoetryPulse___465]

@@alzo8132 look it up....true 😂😂😂

[@Matanya.A]

🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@lanroslanbinyopomar4561]

Rusian ura

[@erickonan6337]

God protect 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱💪🙏

[@clickbait9744]

your mom 😂

[@user-yw5jd7by9g]

Ironic the terrorists have a terror unit 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@braveheart996]

Swat is way more experienced they take heavy fire on a daily basis

[@davidroscoe3815]

Swat are not even in the same league as these guys. Yamam recruit from IDF special forces.

[@braveheart996]

@@davidroscoe3815 and swat don't?

[@davidroscoe3815]

@@braveheart996 No

[@andrewlaw3589]

Swat couldn’t wipe these dudes asses

[@Eitanlevy36]

No disrespect to swat, but these guys are in a different league than swat as their selection process is from former members of a variety of tier one units,and only a small percentage are accepted

[@Jj-zy4xe]

Extremely overated.

[@Nicolay406]

Yamam has more than 3000 counter terrorism operations under its belt in less than 45 years of activity (average of ~70 every year). They won “Urban Shield” -world’s most prestigious international SWAT teams contest in all 3 times they participated in it, once with the highest scores ever achieved. Very little can compare with those results, especially you, get out of your basement before looking down on people.

[@edan_alexander119]

Bruh this is overrated!? SAS and GIGN are units that are not doing shit, they just put some cool looking gear for the cameras!! Yamam is one of the most highly active military units in the whole world. They are constantly doing something.

[@tomerico1976]

The 2 likes that you got for this stupid comment is overrated...

[@kasperhauser987]

Your so brave have you shot dead any unarmed civilians lately for throwing stones look everybody what evil looks like

[@user-eu5id1yf2x]

If you were to watch the video again you whould see that YAMAM deals with terrorists that are planing terror atracks and hostage rascue operations, they dont send these brave man up against a few teenagers with stones.

[@kasperhauser987]

@@user-eu5id1yf2x you mean freedom fighters who have had their land stolen and members of their family murdered

[@Nicolay406]

Shot dead with what? a tear gas canister?

[@kasperhauser987]

@@Nicolay406 supremacist murderers

[@kasperhauser987]

Idiot

[@user-ut9mo1oe5t]

Free Palestine

[@carminemarino8132]

🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

[@paser11385]

I wonder how long the training is for the IDF snipers. They are very efficient at shooting unarmed people and shooting people in the back.

[@Nicolay406]

You're so nice, i wonder what you'll do if those "unarmed people" would jump through your fence, break into your house and loot everything!?

[@fariedvallie3189]

like Israel is doing.

[@MrBoazhorribilis]

The terrorist that uses terror to terrorized the cowardly terrorists is my kind of terrorist.

[@daniels3107]

Does same unarmed people who aim their rockets at schools and hospitals ? Go to hell terrorists love lefty bastards

[@Maddog_sayshello]

I miss this Narrating for the videos. Hasn’t been the same since it stopped