2023 Israel-Hamas War

M329 APAM 120 mm tank projectile in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War

The M329 APAM is documented in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War through Gaza munition evidence and investigations that assessed Israeli tank fire at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

Weapon profileM329 APAM 120 mm tank projectile
SideIsraelRoleFire Support
M329 APAM 120 mm tank projectile, 120 mm multipurpose tank projectile, Munitions - 2023 Israel-Hamas War
Image source: M329 Calanit shell photo

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
M329 APAM evidence appears in Gaza during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.

Sources: OSMP 640 M329 APAM Gaza Entry, OSMP M329 APAM Model

The Nasser Hospital second-wave strike was assessed by Washington Post reporting and Earshot analysis as involving a probable M329 projectile.

Sources: Nasser Hospital Strike Investigation, Earshot Nasser Hospital Audio Analysis

The Nasser Hospital strike involved Israeli tank fire, while reported authorization details remained under Israeli inquiry.

Sources: Times of Israel Nasser Hospital Probe, Nasser Hospital Strike Investigation

Timeline

M329 APAM 120 mm tank projectile In 2023 Israel-Hamas War

  1. OSMP catalogues a Gaza M329 APAM entry

    OSMP 640 listed a 120 mm tank gun projectile in Gaza with the tentative model M329 APAM.

    Sources: OSMP 640 M329 APAM Gaza Entry

  2. Nasser Hospital strike in Khan Younis

    Israeli tank fire struck Nasser Hospital; later Washington Post and Earshot analyses assessed the first projectile in the second wave as probably or highly likely an M329.

    Sources: Nasser Hospital Strike Investigation, Earshot Nasser Hospital Audio Analysis, Times of Israel Nasser Hospital Probe

  3. Earshot publishes detailed acoustic analysis

    Earshot published its Nasser Hospital analysis, saying the audio evidence ruled out a Lahat missile and identified both projectiles in the second wave as tank shells, with the first highly likely to be an M329.

    Sources: Earshot Nasser Hospital Audio Analysis

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

The M329 APAM is documented in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War through open-source munition cataloguing and later strike investigations in Gaza. OSMP catalogued a Gaza entry dated January 19, 2024 as a tank gun projectile with the tentative model M329 APAM, reported in the Palestinian Territories, Gaza.

The clearest incident-level identification came from the August 25, 2025 strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. The Washington Post reported that Earshot's audio-ballistic analysis of verified videos concluded that at least the first projectile in the second wave was probably an M329 120 mm multipurpose tank round, and Earshot separately published that the first of the two projectiles was highly likely an M329 set to anti-personnel mode.

Sources: OSMP 640 M329 APAM Gaza Entry, Nasser Hospital Strike Investigation, Earshot Nasser Hospital Audio Analysis

Timeline

On January 19, 2024, OSMP recorded a Gaza munition entry as a 120 mm tank gun projectile and listed M329 APAM as the tentative model. The entry described an undelivered, unfunctioned whole munition, with blast, fragmentation, and cluster-munition functional-use tags.

On August 25, 2025, Israeli tank fire hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in two waves. Times of Israel reporting on the preliminary Israeli inquiry said Hebrew media reported that tank shells were used after Southern Command had approved a drone strike but not tank fire; the Washington Post later tied the second wave to high-explosive tank rounds and reported that the first of two projectiles was probably an M329.

Sources: OSMP 640 M329 APAM Gaza Entry, Times of Israel Nasser Hospital Probe, Nasser Hospital Strike Investigation

Documented role

The supported Gaza evidence places the M329 in Israeli tank direct-fire use rather than in a transfer-only or storage-only context. OSMP's model page classifies M329 APAM as a tank gun projectile and shows entries connected to Israel and the Palestinian Territories during the 2023-2026 Israel and Gaza collection period.

For the Nasser Hospital incident, the Washington Post reported that weapons experts assessed video of the second wave as showing high-explosive tank rounds, while AP photographs of fragments showed 120 mm tank projectiles though not the exact shell model. Earshot's acoustic analysis supplied the specific M329 assessment by comparing the sound signature in five videos with known M329 anti-personnel-mode signatures.

Sources: OSMP M329 APAM Model, Nasser Hospital Strike Investigation, Earshot Nasser Hospital Audio Analysis

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