Gaza war order of battle

This is the order of battle of the Gaza war.

Israel and allies

Israeli forces

Israel Defense Forces
- Israeli Ground 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"
      - 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 Eilat
  - 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
- Israeli Air Force
  - 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"
    - 210 Squadron "White Eagle"
  - Special Forces Wing
    - Special Tactics Rescue Unit 669
    - Unit 5101 "Shaldag"
    - Unit 5700 "YAHAK"
  - Air Defense Command
    - 66th David's Sling Battalion
    - 137th Iron Dome Battalion
    - 139th Iron Dome Battalion
    - 947th Iron Dome Battalion
- Israeli Navy
  - Southern Arena
    - 11th Flotilla
    - 916th Patrol Squadron
      - Snapir unit
  - Altit Arena
    - 13th Flotilla
  - Northern Arena
    - 3rd Flotilla
      - INS Hanit
      - INS Oz
      - INS Atzmaut
    - 7th Flotilla
    - 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 8200
  - General Staff Reconnaissance Unit
  - Unit 9900
- Ministry of Defense
  - COGAT
- Shin Bet
- Israel Prison Service
  - Metzada Unit
- Israeli armed citizens
  - Kibbutz and moshav emergency standby squads

Non-Israeli forces

Popular Forces
- Counter Terrorism Service
- Counter Terrorism Service (Gaza)
- Popular Army – Northern Forces
- 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 Authority
- 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
- National Resistance Brigades
- Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
- Martyr Abdul Qader al Husseini Brigades
- Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades
- Mujahideen Brigades
  - Gaza Brigade
- Al-Ansar Brigades
- Jihad Jibril Brigades
Ministry of Interior of the Gaza Strip
- General Security Services
  - Rad'a Force
- Gaza police
  - Arrow Unit
Fatah al-Intifada
Martyr Muhammad al-Deif Brigades
Gazan civilian mobs

Non-aligned

Jaysh al-Ummah
Islamic State
- Palestine District (alleged by Israel) (denied by Egypt)
- Lone wolf insurgents
Barbakh clan (disputed)

Israel and allies

Israeli forces

Non-Israeli forces

Hamas and allies

Palestinian forces

Non-aligned

See also