Microsoft announced on September 25, 2025, that it has disabled certain cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) services used by a unit within the Israeli Ministry of Defense following an internal review. The review was prompted by a joint investigation published by The Guardian, +972 Magazine, and Local Call, which reported that an Israeli military agency had used Microsoft's Azure platform to store recordings of mobile phone calls made by Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.

Microsoft President Brad Smith stated that the company does not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians. The internal review found preliminary evidence supporting the media's findings, including the Israeli military's use of Azure storage capacity in the Netherlands and AI services. As a re

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