| Unit Name: | Israel Police Bomb Disposal Unit |
| Native Name: | מערך החבלה של משטרת ישראל |
| Dates: | 1970's – present |
| Agency: | Israel Police |
| Type: | Bomb disposal unit |
| Ops Juris: | National |
| Headquarters: | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Programmes: | --> |
The Israel Police Bomb Disposal Unit (he|מערך החבלה של משטרת ישראל) is a section of the Israel National Police tasked with render-safe operations, recovery, disposal of explosive devices and processing crime scenes after bombing incidents. An Israeli police officer trained in bomb disposal is called "Chablan" (in Hebrew: חבלן).
The unit is tasked with handling a variety of tasks. These include inspection and examination. of suspicious objects, render-safe procedures of IEDs, military explosive ordnance and unexploded ordnance.[1]
Stations of the unit are located in the major cities and in districts which cover different regions of Israel.
The Israel Border Police operates similar units which conduct similar tasks in the Judea and Samaria Area.
Personnel of the bomb disposal unit are police officers which have usually served previously in combat or engineering units of the Israel Defence Force.
Personnel of the Israel Police Bomb Disposal Unit are permitted to wear the unit's symbol as a badge on their uniform.
The symbol consists of:
The unit's symbol can also be found on vehicles and on equipment.