Surveillance

Israeli firm Autonomous Guard enters Indian defense market with $1.9m deal

The deal aligns with a broader trend of Israeli defense firms deepening ties with India and was announced shortly ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's expected visit to Israel.

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 Israel Aerospace Industries launches communications satellite "Dror 1" into space, July 13, 2025.

Israel can maintain military edge by expanding into space, sources tell 'Post'

High Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez arrives for a hearing on petitions calling to halt or substantially limit State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigations into the failures surrounding the Hamas's October 7 massacre, December 29, 2025; illustrative.

'Systematic failures': Israel Police carried out illegal surveillance for years, probe finds

An illustration of the flags of Iran, Uganda, and Israel.

Iran's IRGC-QF recruits Ugandan to spy on Israel's African embassies - report


Knesset uses High Court ruling to drop oversight of Shin Bet

Decreasing levels of infection rates may explain the lower level of action on the court’s part.

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Coronavirus: High Court limits Shin Bet surveillance of citizens

After March 14, Shin Bet can use surveillance only for citizens who don't cooperate or recall whereabouts to assist in epidemiological probes.

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IAI introduces new electro-optical high resolution surveillance system

The company explained that the system features an exceptionally long range of surveillance augmented by multispectral capabilities.

IAI introduces a new electro-optical long-range and high image resolution surveillance system

Court leans toward giving Shin Bet corona surveillance one-month extension

State wanted extension through July

Israel’s Chief Justice Esther Hayut

140 thousand COVID patients illegally monitored by Shin Bet for a month

Chairman of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee MK Zvi Hauser noted that the incident was especially serious, because it continued for about a month before being exposed.

Israelis are seen walking in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market amid the third coronavirus lockdown on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2020.

Ministerial intel panel reduces Shin Bet coronavirus surveillance

The expected decision, though it had not been issued at press time, comes after pressure on three fronts.

Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen.

Knesset pushes off Shin Bet corona surveillance matter

In the balance is whether the Shin Bet will continue its surveillance of the country’s infected citizens.

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High Court puts the heat on Shin Bet coronavirus surveillance

The High Court had previously appeared to support Shin Bet surveillance of coronavirus-infected citizens.

SECURITY SURVEILLANCE monitors. Privacy advocates argue that even if the official transfer of data does not identify individuals, anyone who wants to abuse the information to invade an individual’s privacy can do so with ease

Israel's new virus surveillance system detects masks and social distancing

However, the monitoring system does not have facial recognition capabilities.

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Amnesty International vs. Morocco and Israel

Lately Amnesty has been targeting Israel through its fixation on Pegasus, a software that can be “injected” into smartphones to track the user’s location, calls, messages, etc.

Activists of Amnesty International demonstrate to show their support with the Syrian people at the Fontaine des Innocentes in Paris May 29, 2012.