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List of military equipment used by Hamas and Palestinian Militias

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These are current and former military equipment used by Hamas and other Palestinian Militias in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict especially in the current 2023 Israel-Hamas conflict. This not include the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National Security Forces.

Small Arms

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Pistols

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Name Type Quantity Origin Photos Notes
Glock Semi-automatic pistol Unknown   Austria
 
 Most likely been smuggled to the West Bank Palestinian Militias through Jordan [1]
Browning Hi-Power Semi-automatic pistol   Belgium
 
 Most likely been smuggled to the West Bank Palestinian Militias through Jordan [1] and also been used by Hamas
Zastava CZ99 Semi-automatic pistol   Yugoslavia
 
TT pistol[2] /Type 54 pistol[2] Semi-automatic pistol   Soviet Union/  People's Republic of China
 
 
Beretta M1951/Helwan Semi-automatic pistol   Italy/  Egypt
 
 Used the original model or the Egyptian copy.[3]

Rifles

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Name Type Quantity Origins Photos Notes
AK-47 Assault rifle   Soviet Union
 
 Used variety of AKs from Iran,China,Russia,North Korea and former Warsaw Pact countries.[4] Used by various groups.
M1 Garand Semi-automatic rifle Very Limited   United States
 
 Famously used by Tha'ir Kayid Hammad during Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack. These rifles also been used by Hamas with a possibly a very limited numbers.[5]
AKM/AKMS Assault rifle   Soviet Union
 
 Used by various groups.
Type 56 assault rifle Assault rifle   People's Republic of China
 
 [6] Also been used by PFLP,DFLP [7] and other various groups.
SKS/Type 56 carbine Semi-automatic rifle   Soviet Union/  People's Republic of China
 
 [8][9]
Norinco CQ Assault rifle   People's Republic of China
 
Maadi Assault rifle   Egypt
 
 [10]
AMD-65 Assault rifle   Hungarian People's Republic
 
 [11]
AK-103 Assault rifle   Russia
 
M16 rifle Assault rifle   United States
 
 Captured from the IDF and Palestinian National Security Forces. Use by various groups.
IMI Galil Assault rifle   Israel
 
 Captured from Israel
FN CAL Assault rifle   Belgium
 
 [12]
FN F2000 Bullpup Assault rifle   Belgium
 

Carbines

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Name Type Quantity Origins Photos Notes
M4 carbine Carbine   United States
 
 Often been pictured with captured IDF M4s[13][14]
AKS-74U Carbine   Soviet Union
 
 [15]
Menusar Carbine   Israel Israeli version of M16A1,M16A2,CAR-15 and M4s[16] Often pictured with captured Menusars[17]

Submachine Guns

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Name Type Quantity Origins Photos Notes
Uzi Submachine gun   Israel
 
 Captured from Israel. Hamas also known to created their own clones of the Uzi[18]. Used by various groups
Port Said Submachine gun   Egypt
 
 [19]
Carlo (submachine gun) Submachine gun   Palestine
 
 Based on Swedish Carl Gustaf m/45 and Egyptian Port Said. Used by various groups
CZ Scorpion Evo 3 Submachine gun   Czech Republic [20]
Škorpion Submachine gun   Czechoslovakia
 
Lanchester submachine gun Submachine gun   United Kingdom
 
 Used by Hamas during the Be'eri massacre

Machine guns

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Name Type Quantity Origins Photos Notes
RPD machine gun Light machine gun   Soviet Union
 
RPK Light machine gun   Soviet Union
PK machine gun General-purpose machine gun   Soviet Union
 
 [21]
Type 80 machine gun General-purpose machine gun   People's Republic of China
 
 Used by Hamas
IWI Negev Light machine gun   Israel
 
 Captured from Israel. Several fighters were also known to photo with the weapon[22]
DShK Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
 
 Used by various groups namely in Gaza such as Al-Quds Brigades
M2 Browning Heavy machine gun   United States
 
 Used by Hamas.[23]

Grenades

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Name Type Quantity Origins Photos Notes
M26 grenade Hand grenade   Palestine
 
 Locally made[24]
Mk 2 grenade Hand grenade   Palestine
 
 Locally made[24]
RG-60TB Hand grenade   Soviet Union/  Russia
 
  1. ^ a b "Key questions about weapons smuggling that threatens Israel". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  2. ^ a b "Rare TT-33 being used by Hamas (they usually use browning hi-powers)". r/ForgottenWeapons. 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  3. ^ ميك, Mick. https://x.com/AnalystMick/status/1227530269541969920. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Hamas fights with a patchwork of weapons built by Iran, China, Russia and North Korea". AP News. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  5. ^ "M1 Garand captured from hamas militants in Gaza, 2005". r/ForgottenWeapons. 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  6. ^ "Palestinian Hamas Kalashnikov Carbine Stock Image - Image of akms, arms: 33184453". Dreamstime. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  7. ^ Noir, War. "Weapons Used by Communist Palestinian Groups in Gaza Since October 7". www.militantwire.com. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  8. ^ ninetyonefox (2021-06-29). "Israeli Capture Type 56 Carbine (more in comments)". r/SKS. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  9. ^ [Shots fired at military post in central West Bank, gunman shot dead "Shots fired at military post in central West Bank, gunman shot dead"]. https://www.timesofisrael.com/shots-fired-at-idf-post-in-central-west-bank-alleged-gunman-shot-dead/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |date= (help)
  10. ^ Noir, War. "Palestine: Saraya al-Quds held a military parade in Gaza".
  11. ^ OBSCURA, CALIBRE (https://x.com/CalibreObscura/status/1471975569508212748). https://x.com/CalibreObscura/status/1471975569508212748. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ "Belgian FN Herstal CAL rifle in Gaza - Armament Research Services (ARES)". armamentresearch.com. 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  13. ^ 761stTankCommander (2023-10-28). "Hamas seems to have procured a fair amount of IDF M4s with Meprolights..." r/ar15. Retrieved 2024-07-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Noir, War. "Military parade of Al-Qassam (#Hamas) in #Gaza recently. AM-50 Sayyad & Zijiang M99 AMR, Libyan AK-103-2s, FN FAL pattern rifle, PSL DMR, SVD/Nakhjir-3 DMRs, Colt 653, M4 pattern Carbine, AKM/T56 variants, AMD-65, "Shehab" kamikaze drone, A120 rockets and more seen". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 57 (help)
  15. ^ Noir, War. "#Palestine: Al-Qassam Brigades (#Hamas) rally in #Gaza on May 24. Fighters can be seen with Colt 653 with Romanian AG-40 UBGL, Type 56-1 rifles, Hungarian AMD-65 and Yahya Sinwar can be seen with a late Russian AKS-74U Carbine". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 66 (help)
  16. ^ Zakar, David (2014-11-20). "IDF M16 Variants: Menusar". The Hebrew Hammer. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  17. ^ Noir, War. "#Palestine: Al-Qassam Brigades (#Hamas) released new martyrdom photos of their fighters. Possibly previously captured ex-#IDF "Menusar" carbines (shortened Colt 653) can be seen". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 89 (help)
  18. ^ "Underground Military Production In Gaza – Part 1 – Silah Report". web.archive.org. 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  19. ^ "Hamas fighter with a Port Said SMG in the early 2000s". r/ForgottenWeapons. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  20. ^ Noir, War. "#Palestine / #Israel 🇵🇸🇮🇱: Al-Qassam Brigades (#HAMAS) reportedly captured #IDF soldier in tunnels under #Jabalia, #Gaza on May 25. Group also captured CZ Scorpion EVO 3 A1 submachine gun (made in #CzechRepublic/#Czechia 🇨🇿) with suppressor and Meprolight LTD 1x33 Pro v2 Sight". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 132 (help)
  21. ^ Intel, Astraia. "🇮🇱⚔️🇵🇸 Some of the weapons seized from the Hamas and the Islamic Jihad armory: PKM machine guns, AKM rifles, grenades, mines, explosives, RPG launchers".
  22. ^ OBSCURA, CALIBRE. "#Gaza: A couple of interesting machine guns in al Qassam martyrdom pics- Negev NG5 SF LMG, and "Tactical" RPD".
  23. ^ "Hamas' arsenal revealed from Russian-made AK-47s to thermobaric grenades". The Sun. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  24. ^ a b OBSCURA, CALIBRE. "Note in the first image above and also below: al Qassam's locally made copy of the M26 hand grenade".
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