2023 Israel-Hamas War

Mikholit glide bomb in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War

Mikholit guided glide bombs were documented in Gaza during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War through OSMP image records from Gaza City, an IDF recovery from Hamas after a failed Israeli deployment, and a later unexploded munition in Khan Younis.

Weapon profileMikholit glide bomb
SideIsraelRoleLong-Range Strike
Mikholit glide bomb, Small guided glide bomb, Munitions - 2023 Israel-Hamas War
Image source: Wikimedia Commons Hermes 450 with Mikholit bomb pods

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
Mikholit was used extensively in the Gaza Strip during the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.

Sources: OSMP Mikholit Model Page

Two Mikholit bombs and four Mikholit warheads were documented in Gaza City on November 14, 2023.

Sources: OSMP1296 Gaza City Mikholit Image Set

A Mikholit was reportedly recovered by the IDF from Hamas after a failed original IDF deployment.

Sources: OSMP1292 Gaza Recovery Image

An unfunctioned whole Mikholit was documented in Khan Younis on June 25, 2025.

Sources: OSMP1467 Khan Younis Mikholit Image

The public OSMP records support guided air-to-surface use and recovered or unfunctioned munition evidence, but not specific target effects for each item.

Sources: OSMP1292 Gaza Recovery Image, OSMP1296 Gaza City Mikholit Image Set, OSMP1467 Khan Younis Mikholit Image

Timeline

Mikholit glide bomb In 2023 Israel-Hamas War

  1. Mikholit bombs and warheads recorded in Gaza City

    OSMP1296 documented two Mikholit air-delivered bombs and four Mikholit warheads in Gaza City.

    Sources: OSMP1296 Gaza City Mikholit Image Set

  2. IDF recovery record after failed deployment

    OSMP1292 reported that the IDF recovered a Mikholit from Hamas after the bomb failed to function when originally deployed by the IDF.

    Sources: OSMP1292 Gaza Recovery Image

  3. Unfunctioned Mikholit recorded in Khan Younis

    OSMP1467 documented an unfunctioned whole Mikholit guided air-to-surface bomb in Khan Younis.

    Sources: OSMP1467 Khan Younis Mikholit Image

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

OSMP's Mikholit model page states that the Israeli-designed guided air-delivered bomb has seen extensive use during the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. The same page places multiple Mikholit image records in its Israel and Gaza 2023-2026 collection and lists the Palestinian Territories as a reported location for Mikholit records.

The most direct Gaza records include OSMP1296, dated November 14, 2023, which identifies two Mikholit air-delivered bombs and four Mikholit warheads in Gaza City; OSMP1292, dated August 2, 2024, which describes an IDF recovery of a Mikholit from Hamas after the bomb reportedly failed to function when originally deployed by the IDF; and OSMP1467, dated June 25, 2025, which records an unfunctioned whole Mikholit in Khan Younis.

Sources: OSMP Mikholit Model Page, OSMP1296 Gaza City Mikholit Image Set, OSMP1292 Gaza Recovery Image, OSMP1467 Khan Younis Mikholit Image

Timeline

The first dated Gaza-specific image record used here is OSMP1296 from November 14, 2023, in Gaza City. It records Mikholit bombs and warheads as guided air-to-surface air-delivered munitions and identifies blast, fragmentation, and shaped-charge functional categories among the photographed items.

On August 2, 2024, OSMP1292 recorded a Mikholit in Gaza with the Israel Defense Forces listed as the source. The analyst note says the IDF reportedly recovered the bomb from Hamas, who had captured it after it failed to function when originally deployed by the IDF. On June 25, 2025, OSMP1467 recorded another Mikholit in Khan Younis as an unfunctioned whole guided air-to-surface bomb.

Sources: OSMP1296 Gaza City Mikholit Image Set, OSMP1292 Gaza Recovery Image, OSMP1467 Khan Younis Mikholit Image

Operational role

The supported role in this conflict is Israeli UAV-launched guided air-to-surface strike. OSMP describes Mikholit as a small Israeli-designed guided air-delivered bomb introduced by Israel Aerospace Industries and deployable from Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 UAVs.

The Gaza evidence should be read as munition-use documentation rather than a complete strike log. OSMP1296 documents delivered bombs and warheads in Gaza City, OSMP1292 supports an Israeli deployment followed by failed function, Hamas capture, and IDF recovery, and OSMP1467 supports the presence of an unfunctioned whole munition in Khan Younis. These records do not by themselves identify every launch platform, target, or battle-damage result for each item.

Sources: OSMP Mikholit Model Page, OSMP1296 Gaza City Mikholit Image Set, OSMP1292 Gaza Recovery Image, OSMP1467 Khan Younis Mikholit Image

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