Revealed: Microsoft deepened ties with Israeli military to provide tech support during Gaza war | 23 Jan 2025 | Leaked documents shed light on how Israel integrated the U.S. tech giant into its war effort to meet growing demand for cloud and AI tools. The Israeli military's reliance on Microsoft's cloud technology and artificial intelligence systems surged during the most intensive phase of its bombardment of Gaza, leaked documents reveal. The files offer an inside view of how Microsoft deepened its relationship with Israel's defence establishment after 7 October 2023, supplying the military with greater computing and storage services and striking at least $10m in deals to provide thousands of hours of technical support... The investigation, which also draws on interviews with sources from across Israel's defence and intelligence establishment, sheds new light on how the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) turned to major U.S. tech companies to meet the technological demands of war.