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Microsoft's campus in Herzliya, Israel, inaugurated in Nov. 2020 (Amit Geron)
May 13, 2026, 6:20 pm
Microsoft Israel head ousted reportedly over IDF’s controversial use of cloud tech
Alon Haimovich’s departure comes after the US tech giant, over the past year, conducted a review into the alleged unethical use of its cloud platform for surveillance of Palestinians
By Sharon Wrobel
From 'Observation / The Field Observers of the Gaza Sector: A Video Installation' by Talya Lavie at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art through April 11, 2026 (Elad Sarig)
February 18, 2026, 8:00 am
Watching the watchers: Exhibit looks into the lives of IDF surveillance troops
In a new installation at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art until April 11, director Talya Lavie records testimonies by female field observers, commemorating work of those killed on Oct. 7
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: The offices of Israeli company Cellebrite, a provider of mobile forensic software, in Petah Tikva, March 24, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP)
January 23, 2026, 2:19 pm
Jordan used Israeli forensic tools in prosecutions of Gaza war protesters — report
Canada’s Citizen Lab says it found evidence of Cellebrite phone-cracking software on devices seized by Jordan from protesters in response to critical social media posts
By ToI Staff
The cover of 'Abba Ba' (Dad is Coming), the book by bereaved father Eyal Eshel about his daughter, Roni Eshel, a surveillance soldier killed on October 7, 2023, at the book launch on January 9, 2026, at the Anu Museum. (Nadav Margalit/Sella Meir Publishing)
January 13, 2026, 6:51 pm
34 days of uncertainty: Bereaved father writes about loss of IDF lookout soldier Roni Eshel
Realizing he alone could obtain answers, first-time author Eyal Eshel hunted for clues of his child’s fate, while taking the government to task for ‘breaking a social contract’
By Jessica Steinberg
The logo of Microsoft is seen outside it's French headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris, Monday May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
December 4, 2025, 5:48 pm
Microsoft slapped with EU complaint over alleged storage of Israeli surveillance data
Software giant accused of enabling ‘surveillance, targeting, and occupation’ of Palestinians; it reportedly cut IDF unit’s access to Azure in September after Guardian report
By AFP
Families of observation soldiers who were killed by Hamas terrorists at the Nahal Oz post on October 7 speak to the press after meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, July 17, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 6, 2025, 7:06 pm
Parents of female Nahal Oz soldiers killed on Oct. 7 ask IDF to recognize their heroism
Families say their daughters must not be remembered merely as ‘symbols of abandonment and failure,’ as chief of staff visits induction center to welcome new surveillance troops
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (left) meets with former hostage soldiers (from left) Naama Levy, Agam Berger, Liri Albag, and Karina Ariev, February 14, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
February 14, 2025, 3:49 pm
IDF chief apologizes to freed surveillance soldiers for failing them on and before Oct. 7
Agam Berger, Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Karina Ariev tell Halevi of attack on Nahal Oz post, 15 months of captivity; chief of staff: ‘It was wrong to have not taken [your warnings] seriously’
By Emanuel Fabian
The family of released hostage Agam Berger, with Agam on the far left, February 2025 (Courtesy)
February 13, 2025, 8:05 pm
Released hostage Karina Ariev’s sister says ex-soldier focused on Oct. 7 failure
Sasha Ariev talks about Karina’s desire to commemorate her friends killed at Nahal Oz, as Shlomi Berger, father of released hostage Agam talks about the desire for normalcy
By Jessica Steinberg
The torched command center of the Nahal Oz IDF base, overrun by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, during a visit by relatives of slain lookout soldiers on December 19, 2023. (Courtesy/Eyal Eshel)
December 24, 2024, 10:10 pm
Katz orders IDF to release full October 7 recordings of slain surveillance soldiers
Soldiers’ families in uproar after being supplied with apparent partial recordings that end 12 hours before Hamas invasion, in which some soldiers are not heard at all
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Memorial candles line the charred desks in the destroyed command center of Nahal Oz base, February 23, 2024. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 27, 2024, 1:59 am
IDF to give parents recordings of surveillance troops murdered at army base on Oct. 7
Military approves measure after families petitioned High Court for documentation from Nahal Oz; attorney praises army for sparing families from litigation against commanders
By Michael Horovitz and Sam Sokol
Former IDF surveillance soldier Margaret Weinstein testifying before an independent civilian commission investigating the events leading up to the October 7 Hamas invasion and slaughter in southern Israel, September 17, 2024. (Screenshot)
September 17, 2024, 10:41 pm
IDF surveillance troops testify to glitches, neglect, no warfare training before Oct. 7
They had no weapons, no directives in case of base being overrun, says father of Noa Price, killed at Nahal Oz; ex-soldier at base describes broken cameras, malfunctioning balloons
By Sam Sokol
Meirav Berger, mother of hostage Agam Berger, marking her daughter's 20th birthday in captivity on August 23, 2024 at Tel Aviv's Anu Museum (Courtesy Anu)
August 25, 2024, 8:35 pm
Family marks 20th birthday of hostage Agam Berger with music and song
The budding violinist had only just begun her IDF service as a surveillance soldier at the Nahal Oz army base when she was taken captive to Gaza
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: An Israeli soldier operates surveillance cameras in an undated photo. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 19, 2024, 8:51 pm
‘Their voice’: New forum of slain surveillance soldiers’ families demands Oct. 7 probe
Group joins calls to form state commission of inquiry, says resignations ‘will not absolve’ those who failed to prevent massacre of female troops at Nahal Oz base
By ToI Staff
Soldiers are seen monitoring surveillance cameras at a command center at the IDF's Re'im camp in southern Israel, November 5, 2023 (Israel Defense Forces)
June 17, 2024, 6:45 pm
Parents said threatening court case to pull surveillance troops from northern border
Families reportedly ask army officials why their kids haven’t been moved and if there is a plan to ensure their safety if fighting escalates, amid fears of Oct. 7 repeat
By ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi meets with female surveillance soldiers at an army base on the Gaza border, March 12, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 27, 2024, 4:52 pm
Report: IDF using facial recognition tools to identify, detain suspects in Gaza
AI tech first deployed to find Israeli hostages is increasingly being used on Palestinians, reports New York Times, with some claiming error-prone tools lead to mistaken arrests
By ToI Staff
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