2023 Israel-Hamas War

AGM-114 Hellfire missile family in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War

Israeli AH-64 Apache attack helicopters used AGM-114 Hellfire-family missiles during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War, with reporting documenting Hellfire fire during the October 7 response and an AH-64 launch against a northern Gaza target in December 2023.

Weapon profileAGM-114 Hellfire missile family
SideIsraelRoleFire Support
AGM-114 Hellfire missile family, Air-to-surface missile family, Munitions - 2023 Israel-Hamas War
Image source: Wikimedia Predator Hellfire photo

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
Israeli attack helicopters fired Hellfire missiles during the October 7, 2023 response to Hamas's attack in southern Israel.

Sources: ABC News Hannibal Directive report

Israeli Apache crews fired missiles near the Gaza Division headquarters during the opening hours of October 7, with later pilot accounts describing the operational context and uncertainty.

Sources: Ynet Combat Helicopter Pilots

An Israeli Air Force AH-64 fired an AGM-114 Hellfire missile against a northern Gaza target on December 8, 2023.

Sources: TWZ October 7 Apache missions

The supported conflict role is Israeli Apache fire support and point-target attack, not a complete accounting of all Hellfire variants, strikes, or battle damage in the war.

Sources: ABC News Hannibal Directive report, TWZ October 7 Apache missions, Ynet Combat Helicopter Pilots

Timeline

AGM-114 Hellfire missile family In 2023 Israel-Hamas War

  1. Israeli attack helicopters fire missiles during the opening response

    Ynet's account by Israeli Apache pilots describes missile fire near the Gaza Division headquarters around 8 a.m.; ABC later reported that Israeli press accounts described fighter helicopters expending ammunition that included Hellfire missiles during the day's response.

    Sources: Ynet Combat Helicopter Pilots, ABC News Hannibal Directive report

  2. AH-64 Hellfire launch documented toward northern Gaza

    TWZ identified a December 8, 2023 photograph as showing an Israeli Air Force AH-64 firing an AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missile against a target in northern Gaza.

    Sources: TWZ October 7 Apache missions

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

ABC News reported that Israeli Air Force attack helicopters fired Hellfire missiles and 30 mm cannon ammunition during the October 7, 2023 response to the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, citing Israeli press accounts of aircrew operations that day.

TWZ separately identified a December 8, 2023 photograph from southern Israel as showing an Israeli Air Force AH-64 firing an AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missile against a target in northern Gaza. Together, those sources document Israeli use of the Hellfire family from Apache helicopters in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.

Sources: ABC News Hannibal Directive report, TWZ October 7 Apache missions

Timeline

On October 7, 2023, Israeli Apache crews were scrambled into southern Israel as Hamas fighters attacked border communities, bases, and roads. Ynet's account by Israeli helicopter pilots describes missile fire near the Gaza Division headquarters around 8 a.m., while ABC's later report says Israeli press accounts described 28 fighter helicopters expending ammunition that included Hellfire missiles across the day.

By December 8, 2023, the missile family was still documented in the Gaza war air campaign: TWZ identified a photo of an Israeli AH-64 firing an AGM-114 Hellfire toward a target in northern Gaza.

Sources: Ynet Combat Helicopter Pilots, ABC News Hannibal Directive report, TWZ October 7 Apache missions

Narrative

The documented user in this conflict is Israel. The carrier platform in the cited evidence is the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, including the Israeli Air Force's Peten and Saraph Apache force. The supported role is fire support and point-target attack during the opening response in southern Israel and later strikes into Gaza.

The public record should be read narrowly. Ynet's pilot account supports Apache missile employment on October 7 but does not identify every missile type in each engagement. ABC explicitly names Hellfire missiles in its summary of Israeli press reporting on the day's helicopter ammunition, and TWZ explicitly identifies an AGM-114 Hellfire launch in northern Gaza on December 8. The sources do not establish a complete inventory of Israeli Hellfire launches, variants used, target outcomes, or all platforms carrying the missile in the war.

Sources: Ynet Combat Helicopter Pilots, ABC News Hannibal Directive report, TWZ October 7 Apache missions

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