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IDF Female Surveillance Operators Fight Terrorist Attackers

(JNS) Yaakov Lappin - Cpl. Shani Davidyan, an Israel Defense Forces video surveillance operator, was sitting in her operations room, monitoring the Gush Etzion sector south of Jerusalem, when she suddenly received a radio report that shots were fired in her sector. "I started scanning the area and identified a person in my sector walking between two roads, near the Border Police checkpoint. He was walking towards an Arab village." Davidyan directed the Border Police in the man's direction. "Within two minutes, they reached the person. I saw him produce a firearm and open fire at them." As this severe incident unfolded, Davidyan declared a "hot hammer" incident - an armed attack taking place on security forces. Security forces began rushing towards the area. Thirty minutes later, the suspect was in custody, together with his gun and a knife. "It was an incredible feeling," said Davidyan. "Here I felt the sensation of helping to capture a suspect who carried out a shooting attack....I safeguard the whole of Gush Etzion. We protect human lives, which is the most important thing in the world." Capt. Ariel Bitton, a company commander, said that when a surveillance operator spots something, she "has to accurately describe what is occurring and mobilize the forces to the right spot. Her goal is the capture of the attacker." Female operators suit this kind of role, added Bitton, with its need for long concentration spans and multi-tasking. Ultimately, it's about keeping their cool while completing their mission.
2018-08-03 00:00:00
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