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Gaza Strip Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 6 weapon systems built or assembled in Gaza Strip, including artillery and infantry weapons, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

6 weapon systems

6Catalog records

2Equipment categories

4Leading builders shown

2Conflict links shown

Category Mix

Artillery4 Infantry Weapons2

Builder Links

Hamas4 Al-Qassam Brigades2 IRGC Quds Force Unit 3401 Palestinian Islamic Jihad (al-Quds Brigades)1

Conflict Coverage

2023 Israel-Hamas War52021 Israel-Palestine Crisis2

Fixed rail launcher, Fixed rail rocket launcher, Artillery

Fixed rail launcherFixed rail rocket launcherBuilt by: Hamas / Al-Qassam BrigadesA concealed Gaza rocket-launcher component associated with Hamas and Al-Qassam Brigades footage of the Ayyash-250. Specialist analysis describes the visible cradle as a possible launch rail while noting that the censored footage does not fully reveal whether the rocket left an underground or surface emplacement.

Locally manufactured fourteen-tube rocket launcher, Improvised multi-tube rocket launcher, Artillery

2023 Israel-Hamas WarLocally manufactured fourteen-tube rocket launcherImprovised multi-tube rocket launcherBuilt by: HamasThe locally manufactured fourteen-tube rocket launcher is a Hamas improvised fixed launch array for salvo firing unguided rockets from concealed Gaza positions. IDF-released April 2024 imagery and Israeli reporting tied the Khan Younis launch posts to rockets fired toward southern Israel, while specialist reporting on Qassam rockets explains the broader use of locally built, manually aimed launch frames rather than standardized military MLRS vehicles.

Badr-3 heavy rocket, Large-calibre artillery rocket, Artillery

2021 Israel-Palestine Crisis, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarBadr-3 heavy rocketLarge-calibre artillery rocketBuilt by: IRGC Quds Force Unit 340 / Palestinian Islamic Jihad (al-Quds Brigades)The Badr-3 heavy rocket is a large-calibre unguided artillery rocket tied to Iranian design support and Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Gaza production network. PIJ unveiled the rocket in 2019, used it during the May 2021 Israel-Palestine Crisis, and Israeli forces later reported captured Badr-3 parts at a PIJ weapons-production post in northern Gaza in November 2023.

Ayyash-250 long-range rocket, Long-range unguided rocket, Artillery

2021 Israel-Palestine Crisis, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarAyyash-250 long-range rocketLong-range unguided rocketBuilt by: Al-Qassam BrigadesThe Ayyash-250 is a Gaza-produced, 250-kilometer-class unguided rocket publicly associated with Hamas and the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. It was unveiled in May 2021 with a claimed launch toward Ramon airport near Eilat, then reappeared in 2023 claims against northern Israel and Eilat, making it one of Hamas's longest-range publicly identified rockets despite limited public technical verification.

Building booby-trap improvised explosive device, Improvised explosive device, Infantry Weapons

2023 Israel-Hamas WarBuilding booby-trap improvised explosive deviceImprovised explosive deviceBuilt by: HamasBuilding booby-trap improvised explosive devices in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War were field-improvised traps hidden in homes and other structures across northern Gaza, using ordinary rooms, stairwells, closets, and debris to slow clearance teams and endanger troops.

Tunnel-Entrance Booby-Trap Improvised Explosive Device, Improvised explosive device, Infantry Weapons

2023 Israel-Hamas WarTunnel-Entrance Booby-Trap Improvised Explosive DeviceImprovised explosive deviceBuilt by: HamasHamas tunnel-entrance booby-trap IEDs in Gaza use explosives at shafts, entrances, or tunnel approaches to make underground access points dangerous choke points during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War. IDF, Reuters, Modern War Institute, and U.S. Army sources describe booby-trapped shafts, embedded IEDs, blast doors, and robotic or engineering checks as part of the tunnel-clearance hazard set.