Microsoft pulls the plug on IDF tech over alleged Gaza surveillance

Microsoft pulls the plug on IDF tech over alleged Gaza surveillance 9/25/2025

Following a review, the company concluded that the Israeli military used Microsoft's Azure to store large volumes of phone call recordings from Gaza AND the West Bank

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-868595

A senior defense source on Thursday night said that Microsoft’s decision to cut off intelligence Unit 8200 from cloud and artificial intelligence services was not causing any harm to the IDF’s operations. Earlier Thursday, Microsoft said it disabled a set of cloud and AI services used by a unit within the Defense Ministry after an internal review found preliminary evidence supporting media reports of a surveillance system in Gaza and the West Bank. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, said the company opened the review after an article by The Guardian alleged activity by an IDF unit.

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