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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0607</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2026-03-18</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000897322</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GILT</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001978150</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Sfadia Adi</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>true</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>21 YEGIA KAPAYIM STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PETAH TIKVA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory></rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory>
            <rptOwnerCountry>L3</rptOwnerCountry>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>CEO</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Ordinary Shares</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>45000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Performance Stock Unit (PSU)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2026-02-13</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Ordinary Shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>112500</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Performance Stock Unit (PSU)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2026-03-16</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Ordinary Shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>22500</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>5.68</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2024-02-13</value>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2029-02-13</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Ordinary Shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>31010</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The shares reported herein were issued upon the vesting and settlement of previously granted performance stock units. Additional performance stock units held by the Reporting Person remain outstanding and are reported in Table II.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The performance stock units represent a contingent right to receive the Issuer's ordinary shares upon the achievement of specified performance goals. The units vest in four equal annual installments (25% per year) commencing on 02/13/2026 subject to the Reporting Person's continued service through each vesting date. The number of shares ultimately issuable will depend on the level of performance achieved. The shares reported in Table II represent performance stock units that have not yet vested. Shares that have already vested and been issued are reported in Table I.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The performance stock units represent a contingent right to receive the Issuer's ordinary shares upon the achievement of specified performance goals. The units vest in four equal annual installments (25% per year) commencing on 03/16/2026 subject to the Reporting Person's continued service through each vesting date. The number of shares ultimately issuable will depend on the level of performance achieved. The shares reported in Table II represent performance stock units that have not yet vested. Shares that have already vested and been issued are reported in Table I.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The Options vest in four equal annual installments (25% per year) commencing on 02/13/2024 subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Company or its subsidiaries through each vesting date, and will be exercised on a net exercise basis pursuant to the terms of the award agreement.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>This Form 3 is being filed to report the Reporting Person beneficial ownership of securities of the Issuer as of the date the Reporting Person became subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Adi Sfadia by: Oppenheimer Israel, as Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-03-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
