Oct 18, 2023 16:00:00

The Israeli military collects cell phone data to track the movements of Gaza residents and assess in real time how many respond to calls to evacuate.

The conflict between Israel and Palestine over the Gaza Strip has left

more than 4,200 people dead on both sides. In the southern part of the Gaza Strip, near the Rafah checkpoint on the border with Egypt,28 people were killed in an airstrike by the Israeli military. It has been revealed that it is collecting data and tracking residents' movements.

Israel Prepares for Invasion by Using Phone Data to Track Gazans Fleeing - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/world/middleeast/gaza-invasion-israel-cellphone-data.html

The New York Times, which was granted access to a data tracking system by Israel, found that parts of northern Gaza were still colored white and red on the screen, indicating that the majority of the population resided there. However, many places were already displayed in green or yellow, indicating that many people had left. Up to 700,000 residents have fled to the southern Gaza Strip, with an estimated 400,000 remaining in the north.

Brigadier General Udi Ben Muha, who is in charge of the system, said, ``It's not a 100% perfect system, but it gives us the information we need for decision-making.'' He said a green area would give more room for maneuver as there would be less chance of harm to civilians during combat.

“If you are a brigade commander and you look at the color of the tracking system, you can tell how many civilians are in the area and whether you can use tanks or infantry,” explained Brigadier General Ben Mucha. .

The October 10 airstrike against Rimal, a wealthy area in the northern Gaza Strip, targeted Hamas' underground military infrastructure, but Brigadier General Ben Muha's observation room Prior to the attack, he called the surrounding residents and urged them to leave, and after confirming on the map that less than a quarter of the population remained, he contacted the Air Force. However, the airstrike killed at least 11 journalists, including Saeed al-Taweel of the Arabic news site Al-Khamsa News.

The article reporting the death of Mr. Al-Tawil and others includes a photo of the press jacket that shows that there was massive bleeding.

At Least 11 Journalists Killed in Israel-Gaza War - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/business/media/journalists-killed-gaza-israel-war.html

Khaled Elgindi, who works on Palestine and the Palestinian-Israeli issue at the Middle East Institute, a research institute in Washington, told The New York Times, ``I don't think it's humane to uproot many people. 'There is no safe place in Gaza. The idea that the Israeli military is acting humanitarianly or respecting human life in Gaza is Orwellian .'