Microsoft has initiated an immediate investigation into the claims that its Azure Cloud platform is being used by Israel’s Unit 8200 detective agency to collectively monitor the Palestinians at Gaza and West Bank. The investigation follows a joint media report that has raised serious questions about the role of the company in the ongoing struggle. Here are the major details, which are explained in five points.

Microsoft Azure using large scale monitoring -Llegations

The Guardian, +972 magazine and Hebrew-language outlet local calls, Unit 8200, Israel’s Unit 8200, according to an investigation equivalent to the country’s US National Security Agency, have allegedly used Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Services to store intercepted phone calls from Palestinians.
The report claimed that the spy unit established a custom, separate area within the azure to handle this data, with the ability to record this data in the Palestinian areas. This huge collection of conversations, outlets, said, “Gaza and West Bank were built as part of the monitoring program of Israel.

-Microsoft reacts with an immediate investigation

Microsoft confirmed that it had opened an external inquiry into the allegations, calling the review “immediate”. The investigation is led by lawyers of American law firm Covington and Burling. Microsoft said in a statement: “Gaza and West Bank will be prohibited by the conditions of service using the azure for storage of data files of phone calls obtained through public monitoring of citizens.”

The company said it would “share with the public with factual conclusions, which is the result from the review after completion.

-One second investigation after earlier concerns

This is not the first time Microsoft has examined its link for Israel’s army. In May, the company said that it had already investigated the claims that the Israeli army was using its cloud technique during the attacks in Gaza. At that time, the company said that it “found no evidence till date” that the Israel defense forces had violated the terms of their service in Gaza or “used” azure “to target people or harm people”.

However, by a report Mentor Raising new concerns with Microsoft, assuming that the allegations are “additional and accurate” and have another immediate review merit.

Internal pressure and employee dissatisfaction

The latest investigation of Microsoft comes amid growing internal pressure. A campaign group inside the company, called the No Azure for apartheid, has accused Microsoft of “complication in massacre and apartheid”. The group is carrying forward the company to remove all relations with Israel’s army.

Mentor It was also reported that Microsoft officials in the US were worried about the possibility of the Israel-based employees withdrew information about how Unit 8200 used the Azure platform. Sources inside the company described the leadership as “scrumming”, to assess which data the spy agency has stored.

-The reference to Gaza struggle

According to data from the Ministry of Health in Hamas, allegations against the backdrop of Israel’s aggressive in Gaza come against being aggressive in Gaza, which considers the United Nations reliable. The scale of violence has led to international condemnation and domestic dissatisfaction within Israel.

The joint report also feared that unit 8200 could be used beyond monitoring and potentially feeding military targeting. Although these claims are rejected, they underline why Microsoft’s leadership has considered the issue with urgency.