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ID

OSMP1214

Date

19 March 2025

Source

Reported Location

Year

Munition Category

Functional use

Tentative Model

Base Colour

Condition

Mechanical Feature

Guidance

Domain

Calibre

Analyst Note

This image shows a fragment of an Israeli 120 mm tank gun projectile, with its distinctive obturating band configuration. The additional remnants shown in the related OSMP entry permit distinguishing this projectile from other potential Israeli models, identifying it as the M339 tank gun projectile. (ARES)

External Research

CNN

“Trevor Ball, a former US Army senior explosive ordnance disposal team member who reviewed the footage, said weapon fragments from the scene are consistent with the M339, an Israeli tank projectile. … [N. R.] Jenzen-Jones, director at Armament Research Services (ARES) who also analyzed the footage, said the “remnants appear to be from an Israeli 120 mm tank projectile, most likely the M339 multi-purpose model”.”

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United Nations

"Based on the information currently available, the strikes hitting a UN compound in Deir Al Balah on 19 March were caused by an Israeli tank. The strikes claimed the life of a UN colleague from Bulgaria and left six others – from France, Moldova, North Macedonia, Palestine and the United Kingdom – with severe injuries, some of them life-altering ... The location of this UN compound was well known to the parties to the conflict."

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Related Images

Current:OSMP1214
OSMP1215