2023 Israel-Hamas War

M824 60 mm illumination mortar projectile in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War

OSMP documented a tentative M824 60 mm illumination mortar projectile in Gaza on 19 July 2024, recording it as a delivered and functioned illumination munition.

Weapon profileM824 60 mm illumination mortar projectile
SideIsraelRoleTargeting Support
M824 60 mm illumination mortar projectile, 60 mm illumination mortar projectile, Artillery - 2023 Israel-Hamas War
Image source: Flickr - The U.S. Army - Illumination round.jpg

Evidence Map

ClaimEvidence typeSources
A tentative M824 was documented in Gaza during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.OSMP munition entry with date, reported location, munition category, model, condition, and functional-use fields

Sources: OSMP 627, OSMP M824 Model

The Gaza item was recorded as a delivered and functioned illumination munition.OSMP condition and functional-use fields

Sources: OSMP 627

The M824 is a 60 mm illuminating mortar projectile with a parachute-retarded flare and 35-second illumination duration.Manufacturer portfolio specifications

Sources: Elbit Systems Land Mortar Ammunition Portfolio

The public OSMP entry does not identify the firing unit or a specific tactical incident.Absence of user/unit field in the accessible OSMP record

Sources: OSMP 627

Timeline

M824 60 mm illumination mortar projectile In 2023 Israel-Hamas War

  1. OSMP records a tentative M824 in Gaza

    OSMP documented a Gaza munition entry as a delivered and functioned 60 mm illumination mortar projectile with the tentative model M824.

    Sources: OSMP 627

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

The public record for M824 use in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War rests on an Open Source Munitions Portal entry from Gaza. OSMP 627 is dated 19 July 2024, reports the location as Palestinian Territories, Gaza, classifies the item as a 60 mm mortar projectile, and lists the tentative model as M824.

The same entry records the functional use as an illumination munition and the condition as delivered, functioned, and part. It does not name the firing unit or identify a specific incident beyond the Gaza location and date.

Sources: OSMP 627

Timeline

OSMP's model page for M824 shows one reported Palestinian Territories entry and one 2024 entry under the M824 filter. That aligns with OSMP 627 as the currently documented public Gaza record for this model.

Because the accessible record is a munition-documentation entry rather than a full incident investigation, the supported timeline is limited to the July 2024 field documentation date.

Sources: OSMP 627, OSMP M824 Model

Documented role in Gaza

The documented role is battlefield illumination rather than explosive attack. Elbit Systems Land describes the M824 as a 60 mm illuminating mortar round with a parachute-retarded flare, a 35-second burn time, a 2,200 m range, a time fuze, and compatibility with smoothbore 60 mm mortar barrels.

In Gaza, OSMP documented the munition's presence after functioning, with visible characteristics including black and yellow or tan coloring, fixed fins attached to a perforated cylinder, unguided guidance, and a surface-to-surface domain. The evidence supports that an M824-family illumination round was fielded in the conflict, while user attribution remains unstated in the public OSMP entry.

Sources: OSMP 627, Elbit Systems Land Mortar Ammunition Portfolio

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