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President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday 5 Elul visited the base of the elite Israel Border Police Yomam anti-terror commando unit. President Rivlin was escorted by Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich and Border Police Chief Deputy Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai, and Yomam Commander N., whose identity remains classified.

The president met with the team members and their officers, seeing some of the equipment used and their base as well as visiting the memorial room, where he heard some of the stories of members of the classified unit who fell in action.

Members of the unit also put on an exhibition for the President to give him an idea of their capabilities.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)