Profile
- Type
- General-purpose machine gun
- Conflict side
- Israel
- Origin
- Israel
- Service note
- 2010s-present
Infantry Weapons
IWI Negev NG7 general-purpose machine gun
The IWI Negev NG7 is Israel's 7.62×51mm general-purpose machine gun variant, built for belt-fed infantry fire support and shown in IDF Swords of Iron imagery during the Israel-Hamas War.
- Conflict side
- Israel
- Built by
- Israel Weapon Industries
- Built in
- Israel
Service History
- Used by
- Israel Defense Forces
- Wars
- Israel-Hamas War
Production History
- Built by
- Israel Weapon Industries
- Built in
- Israel
Specifications
- Caliber
- 7.62×51mm NATO
- Barrel length
- 508 mm (20 in)
- Weight
- 7.95 kg (weapon only)
- Rate of fire
- Approximately 600-750 rounds per minute
- Feed
- Belt-fed or assault drum
Conflict Usage
- Israel-Hamas War
- Side: IsraelRole: Infantry support fire
Used by an IDF commando in an Israel-Hamas War (Swords of Iron War) IDF image from November 2023.
IWI Negev NG7 general-purpose machine gun Images
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IWI NEGEV NG7 Product PagePublisher: Israel Weapon Industries | Note: Supports manufacturer background and Negev NG7 technical data, including caliber, barrel length, weight, and rate of fire. | Accessed: 2026-06-20IWI Negev BrochurePublisher: Israel Weapon Industries | Note: Supports manufacturer background and technical context for the Negev NG-7, including its semi-automatic mode and belt or assault-drum feed. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia Commons SoI--IDF-Negev-NG7Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports Israel-Hamas War conflict-use and image provenance; the IDF image shows a Negev NG7 used by an IDF commando during the Swords of Iron War (Israel-Hamas War). | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia Commons NegevILMachinegunPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a public-domain Negev NG7 photo. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia Commons IWI Arbel Negev at IDEX 2025Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a CC BY 4.0 IDEX 2025 photo of an IWI Negev display gun. | Accessed: 2026-06-20