Tech Firms in Cahoots With Israel Army in Gaza

Recent reports reveal that the Israeli army has been leveraging cloud services and AI tools from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to enhance its military operations in Gaza.

Col. Racheli Dembinsky, commander of the Israeli army’s Center of Computing and Information Systems, confirmed the use of these technologies in a July 10 presentation according to the Quds News Network.

 The army’s use of Amazon Web Services (AWS) for “endless storage” of intelligence data on nearly everyone in Gaza underscores the scale of surveillance and data collection.

As the genocide continues, the role of these companies in military activities shines a light on the intersection of technology and warfare, challenging us to reflect on the responsibilities of global techfirms in such contexts



While these cloud services boost operational efficiency, they also raise serious ethical concerns. The partnership, part of a $1.2 billion deal known as Project Nimbus, has sparked protests among employees of these tech giants, some of whom were dismissed after speaking out.

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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Independent US Sen. Bernie Sanders sharply denounced Israel’s ongoing blockade of the besieged Gaza Strip, and its plan to greatly expand the war and occupy the coastal enclave.

“64 days with no aid reaching Gaza. No food, no water, no medicine. Children are starving,” Sanders said in a statement posted on X. “Netanyahu’s extremist government now says it will occupy Gaza and put mercenaries in charge of distributing aid, instead of the UN and other aid groups. Despicable. No more US support for Netanyahu’s war machine.”

Earlier in the day, Israel’s Security Cabinet unanimously approved a plan to expand its ongoing military onslaught on the Gaza Strip and occupy territories inside the enclave.

In a statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the Cabinet approved “the operational plan” submitted by army chief Eyal Zamir to “defeat (Palestinian group) Hamas” and for the return of Israeli captives held in Gaza.

According to the statement, the plan requires the army “to conquer Gaza and hold the territory under its control.”

Israeli Channel 12 reported that the plan also includes the forcible relocation of Palestinians from northern Gaza to the south, according to Anadolu.

More than 52,500 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in Gaza in a brutal Israeli onslaught since October 2023.

In November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.

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