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On Oct. 7, the Gaza-based militant group Hamas launched a fatal attack on Israel and took people hostage, with the Israeli government in turn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/israel-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\">launching a war<\/a> against the organization in the southern territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guy Stiebel a military archeology expert at Tel Aviv University, who specializes in military archeology and gives lectures as part of an IDF program, said he knows the soldier who helped built the trebuchet and confirmed to Defense News the use of the tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is a whole field in archeology called experimental archeology, which restores and builds tools such as the trebuchet for research purposes\u201d Stiebel noted. \u201cAmong the IDF reserves there is an expert on the period and on this kind of weaponry used then, who found a solution to meet the goals set by his command.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weapon\u2019s purpose is to launch beyond fortifications, like that separating the neighboring countries, which Stiebel said can reach 7-9 meters (23-30 feet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3754\" height=\"2572\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51241399.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51241399.jpg.jpg 3754w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51241399.jpg.jpg?resize=300,206 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51241399.jpg.jpg?resize=768,526 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51241399.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,702 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51241399.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1052 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51241399.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1403 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3754px) 100vw, 3754px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Circa 1400, soldiers wearing chain mail load baskets of stones onto a trebuchet behind the walls of a castle. 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