All of the Israeli military or just that unit though? Mostly seen them cutting for the single unit but should be restricted for any Israel use

The company has reiterated several times that it had no way of knowing how the Israeli army was deploying Microsoft technology due to these privacy policies.

it's wild to see the same excuses that coca cola; general motors; ford; etc. being used in world war 2 being used again for the gaza genocide.

and it'll likely work again just as well.

Yeah sure they terminated this contract to be hired by a contractor storing the same data

More info:

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/26/why-has-microsoft-cut-israel-off-from-some-of-its-services
• https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/09/microsoft-block-israel-military-unit-from-using-its-technology/

There is a lot in the two article linked above with sources that go even deeper. Nonetheless, data stored on azure was used to target and kill Palestinians while forcing NGO's to force over their data.

I haven’t read the article, but be warned that 972 is an Israeli liberal Zionist rag.

The unit is composed primarily of 18–21 year olds. As a result of the youth of the soldiers in the unit, and the shortness of their service period, the unit relies on selecting recruits with the ability for rapid adaptation and speedy learning.Afterschool programs for 16–18 year olds, teaching computer coding and hacking skills, also serve as feeder programs for the unit.

Former Unit 8200 soldiers have, after completing their military service, gone on to founding and occupying top positions in many international IT companies and in Silicon Valley.