This is the order of battle of the Gaza war.
Israel and allies Israeli forces
Northern Command 36th Division "Ga'ash" 1st Infantry Brigade "Golani" 12th Infantry Battalion "Barak" 13th Infantry Battalion "Gideon" 51st Infantry Battalion "HaBok'im HaRishon" 7th Armored Brigade "Saar me-Golan" 77th Armored Battalion "Oz" 82nd Armored Battalion "Ga'ash"Sergeant Major (res.) Or Brandes, late 188th Armored Brigade "Barak" 53rd Armored Battalion "Sufa" 146th Division "Ha-Mapatz" 2nd Infantry Brigade "Carmeli" (reserve) 4th Armored Brigade "Kiryati" (reserve) 205th Armored Brigade "Egrof HaBarzel" (reserve) 91st Division "Galilee" 3rd Infantry Brigade "Alexandroni" (reserve) Southern Command 143rd Division "Fire Fox" 6643rd Territorial Brigade "Katif" 7643rd Territorial Brigade "Gefen" 585th Desert Reconnaissance Battalion 162nd Armored Division "Ha-Plada" 84th Infantry Brigade "Givati" 424th Infantry Battalion "Shaked" 432nd Infantry Battalion "Tzabar" 435th Infantry Battalion "Rotem" 401st Armored Brigade "I'kvot haBarzel" 9th Armored Battalion "Eshet" 46th Armored Battalion "Shelah" 52nd Armored Battalion "Ha Bok'im" 933rd Infantry Brigade "Nahal" 931st Infantry Battalion "Shaham" 932nd Infantry Battalion "Granite" Division Signal Battalion "Afik" 80th Division "Edom" 460th Armored Brigade "Bnei Or" 512th Territorial Brigade "Paran" 33rd Border Infantry Battalion "Caracal" 277th Border Infantry Battalion "Cheetah" 252nd Division "Sinai" (reserve) 10th Armored Brigade "Harel" (reserve) 12th Infantry Brigade "Negev" (reserve) 16th Infantry Brigade "Jerusalem" (reserve) 8119th Battalion "Halamish" LOTAR EilatReserves officer killed by sniper fire in north Gaza fighting Central Command 99th Infantry Division "Ha'Bazak" (reserve) 5th Infantry Brigade "HaSharon" Yehonatan Battalion 88th Multidimensional Unit 646th Paratroopers Brigade "Shualei Marom" (reserve) 900th Infantry Brigade "Kfir" 97th Infantry Battalion "Netzah Yehuda" 98th Paratroopers Division "Ha-Esh" 35th Paratroopers Brigade 101st Paratroopers Battalion "Fatan" 202nd Paratroopers Battalion "Tzapa" 890th Paratroopers Battalion "Ef'a" 55th Paratroopers Brigade "Hod Ha-Hanit" (reserve) 89th Commando Brigade "Oz" Unit 212 "Maglan" Unit 217 "Duvdevan" Unit 621 "Egoz" 551st Paratroopers Brigade "Hetzei HaEsch" (reserve) Home Front Command Jerusalem and Central District Division Rescue & Training Brigade 498th Search & Rescue Battalion "Shahar" 894th Search & Rescue Battalion "Tavor" Southern District Division 6050th Infantry Brigade "Daniel" Personnel Directorate Military Police Corps Adjutant Corps Infantry Corps 261st Infantry Brigade 646th "Hamarom" Brigade 828th Infantry Brigade "Bislamach" 17th Infantry Battalion "Golan Lions" Combat Engineering Corps Special Operations Engineering Unit "Yahalom" 601st Combat Engineering Battalion "Asaf" 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion "Lahav" 605th Combat Engineering Battalion "HaMahatz" 749th Combat Engineering Battalion 801st Engineering Corps Command Unit "JP Khan North" 802nd Engineering Corps Command Unit "JP Khan Center" 7064th Engineering Mechanical Equipment Battalion "Tsma/Al-Sahl" 8170th Combat Engineering Battalion "Ghidhan" Combat Intelligence Collection Corps 414th Field Intelligence Battalion "Nesher" 869th Field Intelligence Battalion "Shahaf" Logistics Corps Artillery Corps 213th Artillery Brigade "HaTkuma" (reserve) 7042nd Battalion 215th Artillery Brigade "Amud ha-Esh" 282nd Artillery Brigade "Uzbet Golan" 454th Artillery Brigade "Tabor" (reserve) Doher Battalion Unit 5252 "Zik" Armored Corps 8th Armored Brigade "HaZaken" (reserve) 9212th Battalion 14th Armored Brigade "Machatz" (reserve) 179th Armored Brigade "Re'em" (reserve) Medical Corps Oketz Unit
Palmachim Air Wing 123 Squadron "Desert Birds" 124 Squadron "Rolling Swords" 147 Squadron "Goring Ram" Ramon Air Wing 190 Squadron "Magic Touch" Sdot Micha Air Wing Tel Nof Air Wing 118 Squadron "Night Birds""Yas'ur #985 "Condor"" 71(from Hebrew). sky-high.co.il. 210 Squadron "White Eagle" Special Forces Wing Special Tactics Rescue Unit 669 Unit 5101 "Shaldag"Testimonies from Be’eri massacre expose deep trauma predating Israel’s creation . Retrieved 10 October 2023. Unit 5700 "YAHAK" Air Defense Command 66th David's Sling Battalion 137th Iron Dome Battalion 139th Iron Dome Battalion 947th Iron Dome Battalion
Southern Arena 11th Flotilla 916th Patrol Squadron Snapir unit Altit Arena 13th Flotilla Northern Arena 3rd Flotilla
INS AtzmautCommanding three fronts simultaneously: Navy commander describes war from a battleship 7th FlotillaIsraeli Navy submarines join ground forces in deadly strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon Underwater Missions Unit Israel Police Southern District ZAKA Lahav 433 Special Patrol Unit Israel Border Police MGB Southern Command Yamam Yamas Tactical Division Military Intelligence Directorate Unit 504 Unit 8200Surveillance soldiers warned of Hamas activity on Gaza border for months before October 7, Times of Israel. Accessed 3 February 2024. General Staff Reconnaissance Unit Unit 9900 Ministry of Defense COGAT Shin Bet Israel Prison Service Metzada UnitBlack Sabbath Israeli armed citizens Kibbutz and moshav emergency standby squads
Non-Israeli forces
Popular Forces Counter Terrorism Service Popular Army – Northern Forceshttps://mondoweiss.net/2025/10/exclusive-new-hamas-crackdown-on-gaza-militias-will-be-largest-yet-security-source-says/ Popular Army in Rafah (Free Homeland Forces) Fatah-affiliated groups Counter-Terrorism Strike Force Shuja'iyya Popular Defense Forces Al-Mujaida clan (until Oct. 2025)
Palestinian Security Services (disputed)
Hamas and allies Palestinian forces
Joint Operations Room Al-Qassam Brigades Al-Nukhba Commando Force Qassam Naval Commandos Aerial Brigade North Brigade Beit Lahia Battalion Beit Hanoun Battalion Al Khalifa al Rashidun Battalion Martyr Suhail Ziadeh Battalion Jabalia al Balad Battalion Imad Aql Battalion Elite battalion Gaza Brigade Sabra-Tal al Islam Battalion Daraj wal Tuffah Battalion Radwan Battalion Shujaiya Battalion Zaytoun Battalion Shati Battalion Possible elite battalion Central Brigade Deir al Balah Battalion Al Bureij Battalion Al Maghazi Battalion Nusairat Battalion Possible elite battalion Khan Younis Brigade Camp Battalion North Khan Younis Battalion South Khan Younis Battalion Eastern Khan Younis Battalion Qarara Battalion Elite battalion Rafah Brigade Eastern Battalion Khalid bin al Walid Battalion Shaboura Battalion Unknown fourth battalion Elite Battalion Al-Quds Brigades Gaza Brigade Turukman Battalion Shuja'iyya Battalion Central Camps Brigade Naval forces Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades Mujahideen Brigades Gaza Brigade Al-Ansar Brigades
Al-Assefa Army Martyr Abdul Qader al Husseini Brigades Ministry of Interior of the Gaza Strip General Security Services Rad'a Force Civil Police Force Arrow Unit Fatah al-Intifada Martyr Muhammad al-Deif Brigades Gazan civilian mobs
Non-aligned
Jaysh al-Ummah
Palestine District (alleged by Israel) (denied by Egypt) Lone wolf insurgents Barbakh clan (disputed)
See also Middle Eastern crisis order of battle Iran–Israel war order of battle List of orders of battle
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