Revealed: Microsoft signed $125m contract with Israel during first year of Gaza war
Revealed: Microsoft signed $125m contract with Israel during first year of Gaza war Microsoft signed a contract worth more than $100m with the Israeli government in 2024, according to documents published on the Israeli Ministry of Finance’s Hebrew-language website, Middle East Eye can reveal. The multimillion-dollar deal appears in Israel's annual budget-execution report for 2024 , which was…
Microsoft signed a $125 million contract with Israel's government in 2024, according to documents obtained by Middle East Eye. The agreement, listed among the defense ministry's largest procurement commitments, appears to be a software licensing deal for an unspecified period ending in 2027. The value of the contract is recorded in Israel's annual budget-execution report for 2024, which was published in March 2025.
The contract has not been confirmed by Microsoft, which stated it had nothing to add on the matter. The contract's existence predates controversy over Microsoft's provision of cloud services to the Israeli military, which was reported in August 2025.
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