Yamam
English
editEtymology
editTransliteration of Hebrew ימ"מ.
Proper noun
editYamam
- Israel's national counter-terrorism unit.
- 2009 March 20, IBP USA, Israel Intelligence, Security Activities and Operations Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Regulations[1], Lulu.com, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 108:
- Thus, whereas an IDF special forces operation needs to assemble elements from different specialist units, in Yamam, they are all permanently part of the same unit, living, training and operating together.
