Yahalom ("Diamond") : Special Operations Engineering Unit (Petach Tikva)

Israel / Hamerkaz / Rosh HaAyin / Petach Tikva
 Israel Defense Forces (IDF), engineer

Yahalom (Hebrew language: יהל"ם - יחידה הנדסית למשימות מיוחדות) is a special elite combat engineering unit of the Israeli Engineering Corps of the Israel Defense Forces. The name "Yahalom" (Diamond in Hebrew) is an abbreviation of "Special Operations Engineering Unit".

Combat Engineering Unit for Special Operations - Yahalom. Sayeret Yahalom specializes in special engineering missions which include:

Commando and Counter-Terrorism missions.
Accurate demolitions and planting of pinpoint explosives.
Defusing bombs, landmines and unexploded ordnance (Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)).
Maritime sabotage and obstacles breaching.
Searching and destroying smuggling tunnels.
Developing advanced methods and tools for demolitions and EOD.
Teaching and training engineering corps soldiers and other Special Units in demolitions and EOD.

Order of Battle

YAEL ("Ibex")
- special demolition unit, long range sabotages missions, combat engineering commando, counter terror, maritime engineering.

YACHSAP ("EOD Unit")
- removing land mines, missile warheads, handling nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) threats, bomb disposal, and accompanying special operations units on missions where a risk of booby trapping explosives is possible.

SAMOOR ("Weasel")
- a unit whose expertise is finding and destroying smuggling tunnels and hidden weapon caches.

MIDRON MUSHLAG ("Snowy Slope")
- a unit whose expertise is penetrating buildings using explosives or other methods.

HEVZEK ("Flash-light")
- a unit who operates military robots

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Coordinates:   32°4'59"N   34°55'23"E
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