2023 Israel-Hamas War

PG-7VR tandem-charge RPG projectile in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War

A PG-7VR-type rocket was documented with a Hamas fighter during the October 7, 2023 assault, and AP later identified Hamas Al-Yasin 105 anti-armor rockets in Gaza combat footage as locally made copies of the Russian PG-7VR.

Weapon profilePG-7VR tandem-charge RPG projectile
SideHamas and Gaza-based armed groupsRoleAnti-ArmorInsurgent / Guerrilla Use
PG-7VR tandem-charge RPG projectile, Tandem-charge RPG projectile, Infantry Weapons - 2023 Israel-Hamas War
Image source: Wikimedia PG-7VR round photo

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
A Hamas fighter carried a PG-7VR-type rocket during the October 7, 2023 assault.

Sources: HRW October 7 assault report

Hamas's Al-Yasin 105 rockets in Gaza combat footage were locally made copies of the PG-7VR.

Sources: AP Hamas weapons analysis

Al-Yasin 105 footage showed rockets aimed at Israeli tanks and armored personnel carriers in Gaza, including Beit Hanoun and Gaza City.

Sources: AP Hamas weapons analysis

The PG-7VR design is a tandem-HEAT RPG projectile intended for armored vehicles and hardened structures.

Sources: Rosoboronexport PG-7VR

Public sources support use and target type more clearly than every claimed vehicle kill.

Sources: AP Hamas weapons analysis

Timeline

PG-7VR tandem-charge RPG projectile In 2023 Israel-Hamas War

  1. PG-7VR-type rocket documented in the assault

    Human Rights Watch documented a Hamas fighter carrying a PG-7VR-type rocket during the October 7 assault on southern Israel.

    Sources: HRW October 7 assault report

  2. AP identifies Al-Yasin 105 as a PG-7VR copy

    AP reported that Hamas footage showed an Al-Yasin 105 rocket aimed at an Israeli tank in Gaza and described the round as a locally made copy of the Russian PG-7VR.

    Sources: AP Hamas weapons analysis

  3. Beit Hanoun anti-armor footage

    AP identified additional Hamas footage showing an Al-Yasin 105 rocket aimed at an Israeli tank and armored vehicle in Beit Hanoun.

    Sources: AP Hamas weapons analysis

  4. Gaza City armored-vehicle attack footage

    AP captioned Hamas-released footage from Gaza City as showing an Israeli armored vehicle burning after an attack with Al-Yasin 105 shoulder-fired rockets.

    Sources: AP Hamas weapons analysis

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

The PG-7VR appears in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War record through two linked evidence streams. Human Rights Watch documented a Hamas fighter carrying a PG-7VR-type rocket during the October 7, 2023 assault on southern Israel. AP later reported that Hamas's Al-Yasin 105 shoulder-fired rockets, shown in Gaza combat videos against Israeli tanks and armored personnel carriers, were locally made copies of the Russian PG-7VR.

The sources support PG-7VR-family use by Hamas and Gaza-based armed groups, but they separate the Russian PG-7VR design from the locally made Al-Yasin 105 copy. The public record in this page therefore treats the October 7 item as a PG-7VR-type rocket and the later Gaza anti-armor footage as Al-Yasin 105 use tied to the PG-7VR design family.

Sources: HRW October 7 assault report, AP Hamas weapons analysis

Dated appearances

On October 7, 2023, Hamas-led armed groups began the war with a coordinated assault from Gaza into southern Israel. In its July 2024 report on the assault, Human Rights Watch said its evidence review included a Hamas fighter carrying a PG-7VR-type rocket.

AP's January 2024 weapons analysis covered imagery and videos from the first three months after the October 7 attack. In that evidence set, AP identified Hamas videos from Gaza showing Al-Yasin 105 rockets aimed at Israeli armor, including footage from Beit Hanoun and Gaza City, and described the rockets as copies of the PG-7VR.

Sources: HRW October 7 assault report, AP Hamas weapons analysis

Battlefield role

Within the cataloged conflict row, the PG-7VR-family entry belongs to Hamas and Gaza-based armed groups and is categorized as anti-armor and insurgent or guerrilla use. Rosoboronexport describes the PG-7VR as a tandem-HEAT anti-tank rocket for RPG launchers, intended for armored vehicles, reinforced concrete, brick structures, and troops in fortifications.

That design context matches the role visible in the conflict-specific reporting: Hamas fighters used the Al-Yasin 105 copy in close-range attacks on Israeli tanks and armored personnel carriers during the Gaza ground campaign. AP cautioned that the edited Hamas videos generally ended after impact, so the sources support use and target type more clearly than every claimed vehicle destruction.

Sources: Rosoboronexport PG-7VR, AP Hamas weapons analysis

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