Editing Israel Border Police (section)

==Structure==
[[File:Jerusalem - 20190205-DSC 1154.jpg|thumb|''Magavniks'' in the [[Muslim Quarter (Jerusalem)|Muslim Quarter]] of Jerusalem's [[Old City (Jerusalem)|Old City]].]]
The Border Police is composed of professional officers on payroll and field policemen redirected from the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] (at age 18, Israelis can choose to serve in the Border Police instead of the IDF). All border policemen are trained in combat, [[counter-terrorism]], [[riot control]], and police work. Outstanding officers can train as specialists, such as [[sniper]]s, buggy-drivers, dog operators, or bomb squad members.

Because of their combat training, border police are employed in areas with greater risk of riots, violence and terror. They serve mainly in the countryside, in Arab villages and towns (along with the regular police), near the borders and in the [[West Bank]].

===Settlements security===
The Border Police is also responsible for security of rural settlements inside Israel with its Rural Police (Hebrew: שיטור כפרי, ''shitur kafri'') units and Community Security Coordinators (Hebrew: רב"ש, ''rabash''). Rural policemen are full-time professional officers and security coordinators are a mixture of full-time and volunteer officers.

===Special Operations Units===
The Border Police has four [[Special forces]] units:

====Yamam====
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[[File:Magav-Facebook--Yamam-0009.jpg|thumb|YAMAM operators]]
The '''Yamam''' ({{langx|he|ימ"מ}}, an acronym for ''Centralized Special Unit'' {{Script/Hebrew|יחידה מרכזית מיוחדת}}, ''Yeḥida Merkazit Meyuḥedet''), also called in Hebrew {{Script/Hebrew|היחידה המיוחדת ללוחמה בטרור}} and '''Israel's National Counter Terror Unit''' (I.N.C.T.U.) in English, is Israel's national counter-terrorism unit. The Yamam is capable of both hostage-rescue operations and offensive takeover raids against terrorist targets in civilian areas. Besides military and counter-terrorism duties, it also performs [[SWAT]] duties and undercover police work. The unit operates snipers, police dog (K9) handlers, rappelling teams, [[Bomb disposal|EOD]] experts, paramedics, and undercover operators.

YAMAM was formed in 1974 as a response to a wave of Palestinian terrorism. The unit has since carried out thousands of operations, killed hundreds of terrorists, and foiled countless terror attacks. It was awarded five citations of recommendation ({{langx|he|צל"ש}}) from the Police Commissioner and one from the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] [[Chief of the General Staff (Israel)|Chief of general staff]] ({{langx|he|צל"ש הרמטכ"ל}}).

====Yamas====
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[[File:Israeli-Police-Facebook--YAMAS-001.jpg|thumb|YAMAS in training]]
The '''Yamas''' is the undercover counter-terror unit.

The Yamas is often expected to carry out complex missions with little or no preparation, often involving daylight raids in volatile areas. It does not follow regular military or police command structure and answers directly to the [[Shin Bet|Shabak]]. The IDF long denied its existence.

====Others====
* '''Samag''' (Tactical Counter-Crime and Counter-Terror Rapid Deployment Unit)
* '''Matilan''' (Intelligence Gathering and Infiltrations Interception Unit)