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Yamam police counter-terrorism unit

Olga (left) and Ruslan (right) Prihodko, who were found shot dead in their car in Mishmar Ayalon, in the Judean foothills, on May 22, 2026. (Facebook)
May 29, 2026, 9:54 am
Arab Israeli teen arrested on terror suspicions in killing of married couple
Police rule out murder-suicide after Olga and Ruslan Prihodko found shot dead in Judean foothills; suspect’s brother carried out 2024 ramming attack
By Charlie Summers
Yamam officers are seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, during which a wanted Palestinian assailant was killed, late November 24, 2025. (Israel Police)
November 24, 2025, 11:29 pm
Israeli forces in Nablus kill Palestinian behind deadly car-ramming attack last year
After killing two soldiers outside West Bank city in May 2024, assailant handed himself in to the PA, which later freed him from custody
By Emanuel Fabian
An Israeli airstrike is seen in the West Bank village of Kafr Qud, October 28, 2025. (Screenshot: X)
October 28, 2025, 8:39 am
3 terror operatives are killed by snipers, airstrike in West Bank, IDF says
Police’s Yamam counter-terror unit acts on intelligence provided by Shin Bet; military carries out rare airstrike against cave in Kafr Qud, from which the operatives had emerged
By Emanuel Fabian
Chief Inspector Arnon Zmora, who was killed in a mission to rescue hostages held in the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024. (Israel Police)
September 28, 2025, 8:16 am
Hamas terrorist who killed officer in hostage rescue op slain in IDF strike in Gaza
Arnon Zmora, of the police’s elite Yamam unit, was killed in the June 2024 operation to rescue hostages Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, Shlomi Ziv and Noa Argamani
By Emanuel Fabian
An undated illustrative photo of a fighter from Israel Police's elite YAMAM counterterror unit. (Israel Police)
July 5, 2025, 10:11 pm
Security forces nab 3 terror cell members they say were planning imminent attack
2 suspects arrested inside Israel, one detained in northern West Bank; operation carried out by elite police counterterror unit, Shin Bet agents and IDF soldiers
By Charlie Summers
An undated photo of Nour Bitawi, a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative killed by Israeli security forces on May 9, 2025 (Social media)
May 9, 2025, 9:57 pm
IDF says ‘most wanted West Bank terror operative’ killed in Nablus operation
Army says senior PIJ operative Nour Bitawi eliminated in drone strike, was planning imminent attacks
By Emanuel Fabian
First Sgt. Dror Altun (Courtesy)
March 28, 2025, 1:23 pm
First Sgt. Dror Altun, 29: Dancer, Yamam police officer was a new dad
Killed on October 7 battling the Hamas invasion of southern Israel
By ToI Staff
Sgt. Maj. Bar Sivan (Israel Police)
March 15, 2025, 10:16 pm
Sgt. Maj. Bar Sivan, 33: Yamam cop ‘full of charisma and charm’
Killed on October 7 battling the Hamas invasion of southern Israel
By ToI Staff
Palestinian shopkeepers look as Israeli armored vehicles drive by during a raid in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin amid a weeks-long operation in the West Bank on March 4, 2025. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
March 11, 2025, 2:18 pm
Four Palestinians reported killed in West Bank anti-terror raids
IDF says three armed Palestinians shot during Jenin clash amid ‘Iron Wall’ operation; PA forces said to take out senior terror operative Abdel Rahman Abu Muna, angering Hamas
By ToI Staff and Charlie Summers
Superintendent Moshel Shlomo (Israel Police)
February 21, 2025, 6:13 pm
Supt. Moshael Shlomo, 32: Elite cop and newlywed loved extreme sports
Killed battling Hamas gunmen at the Sha’ar Hanegev Junction on October 7
By ToI Staff
Supt. Stanislav 'Stas' Sheinkman (Israel Police)
February 8, 2025, 2:12 pm
Supt. Stas Sheinkman, 40: Counter-terror cop was family’s ‘iron man’
Killed battling Hamas next to Kibbutz Re’im on October 7
By ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Liam Hazi, killed in the Jenin camp in the West Bank, on January 30, 2025. (Courtesy)
January 30, 2025, 8:30 pm
IDF soldier killed in Jenin gunbattle amid West Bank crackdown; 2 gunmen eliminated
Staff Sgt. Liam Hazi fatally hurt, five other troops wounded in exchange of fire with gunmen in building; police kill wanted Palestinian in Nablus
By Emanuel Fabian
Sgt. Maj. Yorai Eliyahu Cohen (Courtesy)
October 15, 2024, 10:28 pm
Sgt. Maj. Yorai Cohen, 29: Police officer who was a doting father
Killed battling Hamas terrorists at the Sha’ar Hanegev Junction on October 7
By ToI Staff
People inspect a car that was hit by bullets in which at least four Palestinians were killed by Israeli special forces in the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
October 9, 2024, 8:33 pm
Undercover Israeli commandos kill terror leader, four others on Nablus street
Local Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade leader, who reportedly survived June 2023 raid, killed in daylight shooting; Israel said to believe armed suspects were planning terror attack
By ToI Staff
Attendees at the IDF Widows and Orphans "Stronger than the Wind: Embrace, Strengthen and Support" conference in Kfar Saba on September 17, 2024. (Nir Davidson/IDFWO)
September 18, 2024, 8:03 am
Struggling with a new reality, the war’s 260 new widows find support in a new sisterhood
The IDF Widows and Orphans Organization’s ‘Stronger than the Wind’ event offers ways for widows to heal their hearts and find joy even though they’re ‘devastated’
By Diana Bletter
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