{"id":6253,"date":"2025-01-23T21:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T21:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/?p=6253"},"modified":"2025-01-23T21:00:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T21:00:41","slug":"microsofts-role-in-supporting-israeli-military-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/international\/microsofts-role-in-supporting-israeli-military-revealed\/6253\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft&#8217;s Role in Supporting Israeli Military Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Web Desk<\/strong> &#8212; Leaked internal documents have revealed that Microsoft has become a significant provider of cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI) support to the Israeli military, with assistance sharply increasing since the conflict in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, according to Anadolu Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The documents, obtained by Drop Site News, show that Israel has become one of Microsoft&#8217;s key global partners, with engineering support and consultancy costs amounting to around $10 million since the start of the Gaza attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft has not publicly confirmed or denied the report nor responded to Anadolu&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional projects worth $30 million are reportedly under consideration for 2024, but the total value of Israel\u2019s contract with the tech company, which is expected to be substantially higher, has not been determined from the documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Israeli military\u2019s reliance on Microsoft services has grown significantly, with cloud storage usage increasing by over 155% between June 2023 and April 2024, peaking just before the Rafah offensive in May 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s most used services include translation tools and Azure OpenAI, which account for nearly 75% of total military usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One particularly concerning report involves AI technologies such as Lavender, which analyzes data on roughly 2.3 million Gaza residents to identify potential Hamas connections. 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