Microsoft terminates services for Israeli military after investigation into mass surveillance of Palestinians

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Microsoft terminates services for Israeli military after investigation into mass surveillance of Palestinians

• Microsoft President Brad Smith said the company had “ceased and disabled a set of services to a unit within the Israel Ministry of Defense.” The move comes after an investigation by The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/ ... alls-cloud) and Israel’s +972 Magazine in early-August reported that Israel’s military intelligence unit, known as 8200, relied on Microsoft Azure to store millions of phone calls made by Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.