Overview

• Brad Smith told employees Microsoft has disabled specified Israel Ministry of Defense subscriptions, including particular cloud storage and AI services.
• The company said its findings include records of IMOD consuming Azure storage capacity in the Netherlands and using AI services.
• Microsoft stressed it does not provide technology for mass surveillance of civilians and that the action targets a defined set of services for a single unit.
• Other contracts with Israel remain in place, with the company noting its cybersecurity work continues unaffected.
• Reports indicate Israeli forces have moved data off Azure and may shift it to AWS, as employee protests over the contracts continued and several participants were fired.