(Reuters) -Microsoft on Thursday said it disabled a set of cloud and AI services used by a unit within the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) after an internal review found preliminary evidence supporting media reports of a surveillance system in Gaza and West Bank.

Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, said the company opened the review after an August article by the Guardian alleged activity by a unit of the Israel Defense Forces.

The Guardian reported that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was using Microsoft’s Azure for collecting and storing data on phone calls made by civilians in Gaza and the West Bank.

While the review is ongoing, Microsoft said it found evidence supporting elements of the Guardian’s reporting, including details on IMOD’s consumption of Azure storage capacity in the N

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