Yossi Sariel
Yossi Sariel served as the commander of Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, from early 2021 to late 2024. A career intelligence officer, Sariel was instrumental in overseeing the development of a cloud-based mass surveillance system utilizing Microsoft’s Azure platform, which aimed to store and analyze millions of phone calls made by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. His push for this ambitious project was seen as a significant shift towards extensive data collection and real-time surveillance, aligning with his vision of integrating artificial intelligence in military operations.
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United Kingdom:
Yossi Sariel, then the head of the elite 8200 intelligence unit, began sending a daily update on the toll in the form of a data graph.
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Liechtenstein:
Yossi Sariel is the commander of Unit 8200 who sought a partnership with Microsoft for data storage and surveillance.
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Ireland:
Yossi Sariel announced his resignation from Unit 8200 about a year after Israeli military intelligence failed to detect the Hamas plan to attack Israel from Gaza on October 7th, 2023.
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Portugal:
Yossi Sariel, the commander of Unit 8200, is credited with the development of a system to monitor calls in response to attacks by Palestinian 'lone wolves'.
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Greece:
Yossi Sariel was the commander of Unit 8200 from 2021 to 2024 and is described as having led a revolutionary project in military surveillance.
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United Kingdom:
Yossi Sariel was the commander of Unit 8200 and played a key role in the partnership with Microsoft for surveillance operations.
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