Direct proof of use
OSMP1245 records an air-delivered guided munition remnant in Jabalia, Gaza City, dated May 31, 2024. The record identifies the tentative model as SPICE 250, classifies it as a delivered and functioned air-to-surface guided bomb, and states that the image shows the nosecone from an Israeli SPICE 250 air-delivered bomb.
OSMP's Israel and Gaza 2023-2026 collection includes SPICE 250 among the munition models documented from Israel and the Gaza Strip from October 2023 onward. Its SPICE 250 model page lists the Palestinian Territories record alongside other SPICE 250 records and shows the same OSMP1245 Jabalia entry as the Gaza-specific SPICE 250 item.
Sources: OSMP1245 Jabalia SPICE 250 Record, OSMP Israel and Gaza Collection, OSMP SPICE 250 Model Page
Timeline
On January 9, 2024, BATTLESPACE reported that Rafael's SPICE family of stand-off air-dropped bombs was being used by the Israeli Air Force against Hamas targets in Gaza, and described SPICE 250 as the smaller purpose-built member of the family.
On May 31, 2024, OSMP1245 documented the Jabalia remnant as a SPICE 250 nosecone from an Israeli air-delivered bomb. The public OSMP record supports a dated Gaza use or post-strike remnant record, but it does not identify the aircraft, target, or strike effects associated with that munition.
Sources: BATTLESPACE Spice Bombs in the Gaza War, OSMP1245 Jabalia SPICE 250 Record
Operational role
The supported role in this conflict is Israeli air-delivered stand-off precision strike. BATTLESPACE described SPICE-family bombs as carried by Israeli F-15, F-16, and F-35 aircraft and reported their use in Gaza, while OSMP1245 provides a specific SPICE 250 remnant record from Jabalia.
The evidence separates general SPICE-family employment from confirmed SPICE 250 identification. BATTLESPACE supports Israeli SPICE-family use in Gaza and SPICE 250's place in that family; OSMP1245 is the direct item-level evidence for SPICE 250 in Gaza. Neither source provides a complete strike log, sortie count, or target-effects assessment for SPICE 250 use in the war.
Sources: BATTLESPACE Spice Bombs in the Gaza War, OSMP1245 Jabalia SPICE 250 Record
