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"
      - 6th Infantry Brigade "Etzioni"
      - 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)
        222nd Infantry Battalion
      - 9th Infantry Brigade "Oded"
      - 205th Armored Brigade "Egrof HaBarzel" (reserve)
      - 226th Paratroopers Brigade "Nesher" (reserve)
      - 228th Infantry Brigade "Alon" (reserve)
        5030th Infantry Battalion
    - 91st Division "Galilee"
      - 3rd Infantry Brigade "Alexandroni" (reserve)
      - 300th Territorial Brigade "Bar'am"
      - 769th Territorial Brigade "Hiram"
        Sahel Battalion
    - 210th Division "Bashan"
      - 474th Brigade "Golan"
      - 679th Armored Brigade "Yiftach" (reserve)
      - 810th Mountain Brigade "HeHarim"
  - 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
      - 11th Infantry Brigade "Yiftach" (reserve)
        8679th unit
      - 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)
      - Unit 5515
    - 877th Territorial Division "Judea and Samaria"
      - 431st Territorial Brigade "Menashe"
      - 636th Field Intelligence Battalion "Nitzan"
      - 421st Territorial Brigade "Ephraim"
  - 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
  - Ramat David Air Wing
    - 193 Squadron "Defenders of West"
  - Palmachim Air Wing
    - 123 Squadron "Desert Birds"
    - 124 Squadron "Rolling Swords"
    - 147 Squadron "Goring Ram"
    - 166 Squadron "Fire Birds"
  - Ramon Air Wing
    - 119 Squadron "Bats"
    - 190 Squadron "Magic Touch"
  - Nevatim Air Wing
    - 120 Squadron "Desert Giants"
    - 122 Squadron "Naschon"
    - 131 Squadron "Yellow Birds"
  - Sdot Micha Air Wing
  - Tel Nof Air Wing
    - 118 Squadron "Night Birds"
    - 210 Squadron "White Eagle"
  - Hatzerim Air Wing
    - 69 Squadron "Hammers"
  - Equipment and Technical Wing
    - Unit 324 "Ofek"
  - Special Forces Wing
    - Special Tactics Rescue Unit 669
    - Unit 5101 "Shaldag"
    - Unit 5700 "YAHAK"
  - Air Defense Command
    - 66th David's Sling Battalion
    - 136th Arrow Battalion
    - 137th Iron Dome Battalion
    - 138th MIM-104 Patriot 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 Magen
      - INS Hanit
      - INS Oz
      - INS Atzmaut
      - INS Nitzachon
      - INS Herev
    - 7th Flotilla
    - Underwater Missions Unit
  - Red Sea Arena
- Israel Police
  - Southern District
  - ZAKA
  - Lahav 433
    - Unit 33 "Gideon"
  - 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
- Mossad
- Shin Bet
- Israel Prison Service
  - Metzada Unit
- Israeli armed citizens
  - Kibbutz and moshav emergency standby squads
Settler militants
- Lehava
- Tsav 9
- Hashomer Yosh

Non-Israeli forces

Popular Forces
- Counter-Terrorism Service
- Popular Army – Northern Forces
- Popular Army in Rafah
Fatah-affiliated clans
- Counter-Terrorism Strike Force
- Shuja'iyya Popular Defense Forces
- Khanidak clan (denied)
- Al-Mujaida clan (until Oct. 2025)

Hamas and allies

Palestinian forces

Joint Operations Room
- Hamas
  - 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
    - West Bank Brigade
      - Qabatiya Battalion
      - Jenin Battalion
      - Tulkarm Battalion
      - Nur Shams Battalion
      - Nablus Battalion
      - Tubas Battalion
    - Hamas-Lebanon
      - Al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards
    - General Security Services
- Palestinian Islamic Jihad
  - Al-Quds Brigades
    - Gaza Brigade
      - Turukman Battalion
      - Shuja'iyya Battalion
    - Central Camps Brigade
    - Naval forces
    - Tulkarm Brigade
    - Nur Shams Brigade
    - Jenin Brigade
    - Nablus Brigade
    - Tubas Brigade
    - Qabatiya Brigade
    - Ramallah Brigade
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
  - Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades
    - Dheisheh camp guards
- Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
  - National Resistance Brigades
- Ex-Fatah groups
  - Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
    - Youth of Revenge and Liberation
      - Hornets' Nest
      - Jenin Battalion
      - Qalqilya Battalion
      - Rapid Response Group (Tulkarm)
      - Nur Shams Battalion
      - Nablus Battalion
      - Khalil al-Rahman Battalion
  - Ayman Jawda Squads
  - Martyr Abdul Qader al Husseini Brigades
- Popular Resistance Committees
  - Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades
- Palestinian Mujahideen Movement
  - Mujahideen Brigades
    - Gaza Brigade
- Palestinian Freedom Movement
  - Al-Ansar Brigades
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command
  - Jihad Jibril Brigades
- Lions' Den
- Biddya Brigades
- Jerusalem Brigades
- Al-Ayyash Battalion
Ministry of Interior of the Gaza Strip
- Palestinian Police
  - Arrow Unit
- Internal Security Services
  - Rad'a Force

Fatah al-Intifada
Martyr Muhammad al-Deif Brigades

Non-Palestinian forces

Axis of Resistance
- Hezbollah
  - Hezbollah military wing
    - Lebanese Resistance Brigades
    - Radwan Force
    - Hezbollah Rocket Unit
    - Imam Hussein Brigades
    - Aziz Brigades
    - Nasr Brigades
    - 4400 Brigade
    - Air Defense Brigades
    - Engineering Brigades
    - Syrian Hezbollah
- Islamic Azz Brigades
- Islamic Group
  - Fajr Forces
    - Khaled Ali unit
- SSNP-L
  - Eagles of the Whirlwind
- Amal Movement
  - Al-Abbas Force
- Islamic Resistance in Iraq
  - Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
  - Kata'ib Hezbollah
  - Kata'ib Sayyid ul-Shuhada
  - Popular Mobilization Forces
- Islamic Resistance in Bahrain
  - Al-Ashtar Brigades
- Islamic Resistance in Jordan
- Yemen (SPC)
  - Yemeni Armed Forces (SPCTooltip Supreme Political Council)
    - Yemen Army (SPCTooltip Supreme Political Council)
    - Yemeni Navy (SPCTooltip Supreme Political Council)
    - Yemeni Air Force (SPCTooltip Supreme Political Council)
  - Houthi militia
- Syria (until 2024)
  - Syrian Armed Forces
    - Syrian Army
    - National Defence Forces
    - Syrian Air Defence Force
  - Front for the Liberation of the Golan
- Iran
  - General Staff
    - AJA
      - NEDAJA
        IRIS Albortz
      - IRIADF
    - IRGC
      - NEHSA
      - Quds Force
      - NEDSA
        MV Behshad
- Muslim Brotherhood (in Jordan)

Non-aligned

Jaysh al-Ummah
Islamic State
- Palestine District
Lone wolf insurgents
Barbakh clan
Palestinian Authority
- Palestinian Security Services
  - Palestinian Civil Police Force
Lebanon
- Lebanese Armed Forces
Syria (from 2024)
- Southern Operations Room
- Syrian Armed Forces
  - Syrian Army
- General Security Service
United Nations
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
  - Garuda Contingent
  - MALBATT
  - 121st/125th Infantry Battalion

Israel and allies

Israeli forces

Non-Israeli forces

Hamas and allies

Palestinian forces

Non-Palestinian forces

Non-aligned

See also