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Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, December 28, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza

The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local Call reveal.

By Yuval Abraham April 3, 2024

Armed Israeli settlers harass Palestinian farmers and activists from the Faz3a campaign during olive harvest in the village of Jibya, West Bank, October 28, 2022. (Anne Paq/Activestills)

Israel is surveilling U.S. data on settler attacks to thwart sanctions, sources reveal

Intelligence sources say Israel seeks to counter information sent privately to the U.S. by the PA, fearing actions against violent West Bank settlers.

By Yuval Abraham February 14, 2024

Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in several location in the Gaza Strip, October 9, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza

Permissive airstrikes on non-military targets and the use of an artificial intelligence system have enabled the Israeli army to carry out its deadliest war on Gaza, a +972 and Local Call investigation reveals.

By Yuval Abraham November 30, 2023

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Palestinians inspect their home after an Israeli airstrike, in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, October 29, 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Expel all Palestinians from Gaza, recommends Israeli gov’t ministry

An Intelligence Ministry document revealed by Local Call and +972 shows how the idea of population transfer to the Sinai is reaching official discussions.

By Yuval Abraham October 30, 2023

Illustrative photo of digital surveillance. (Shutterstock.com)

Against spy revelations, Israel doth protest too much

The nation’s establishment has called the whistle-blowers of Unit 8200 every bad name, but it has no answer to their charge that information deliberately gathered on innocent Palestinians is used to blackmail them into collaborating. The 43 refuseniks in Unit 8200, Israel’s legendary high-tech snoops, are this week’s Gideon Levys, this week’s Haneen Zoabis –…

By Larry Derfner September 16, 2014

Edward Snowden in Moscow, October 9, 2013. (Screenshot: WikiLeaks)

+972’s Person of the Year: Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden’s disclosures exposing the extent of NSA surveillance taught us more about our relationship with government than any other exposure or event. In fact, we learned about relationships we didn’t even know we had. But the Snowden leaks didn’t just change what we know; they sparked a discussion that could very well change the…

By +972 Magazine December 28, 2013

Demonstrators in Cairo, under tear gas attack (Flickr user Monasoh, creative commons license(

Why is the Egyptian Army in Sinai?

And why is the Chief of Military Intelligence still in office? Two comments on recent events Egyptian Forces in Sinai: Several reports indicate that Egyptian military forces have entered Sharm el-Sheikh, in Sinai. Rumors also say this is where Mubarak is at the moment. The entrance of Egyptian military forces into Sinai is prohibited by…

By Yossi Gurvitz January 30, 2011