Unit 8200

Israel’s Unit 8200 used Microsoft cloud to store ‘a million calls an hour’ of Palestinian phone conversations

In Gaza, intelligence from phone calls in Azure was reportedly used by Unit 8200 to identify bombing targets
The Israeli military used information stored in Azure to blackmail individuals, detain them or justify killings afterward
Sources described the system as indiscriminate and intrusive, labeling it as a tool that turned an entire population into an ‘enemy’

By Arab News · 06 August 2025