Information about Hamas’s weapons capabilities and stockpiles is murky. Several years before the war, Israeli intelligence had estimated that Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups had about 30,000 rockets and mortar projectiles stashed in Gaza. The rockets were said to vary widely in range and sophistication.

October 7th marks one year since the Hamas terror attack where over 250 hostages were kidnapped. The attack killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians.