Microsoft will review allegations that its Azure cloud was used by the Israeli military in the mass surveillance of Palestinians.

Microsoft has initiated an urgent investigation into allegations that Israel is utilizing its Azure cloud platform for extensive surveillance operations targeting Palestinians. This probe, prompted by a recent report in The Guardian,

Microsoft is scrutinizing the use of its Azure cloud storage by Israel's military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, due to potential concealment of project details.

Microsoft in a statement said “using Azure for the storage of data files of phone calls obtained through broad or mass surveillance of civilians in Gaza and the West Bank” would be prohibited by its terms of service.

For the past two years, Microsoft has been dogged by accusations—both within and outside the company—that its technology is aiding the Israeli war effort. Microsoft’s own employees have protested the firm’s contracts with Israel,