Abridged from source. Source in title. [Opinion. Impressive, Bibi! 850,000 must be all the terrorists on the planet! In other words, indiscriminate bombing and killing, terrorist, child or civilian. Now you see why activists target Elbit.] Israeli command system identified 850,000 targets in Gaza and Lebanon wars, says supplier Dan Sabbagh The Guardian: 6 Jul 2026 SOURCE: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/06/israel-command-system-identified-850000-targets-gaza-lebanon-war-supplier-elbit-systems A total of 850,000 targets were detected in real time by the Israeli Tzayad digital army programme across all the military’s theatres of war between 7 October and the end of 2025. Israel identified about 1,000 potential targets a day during the first two years of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon with its command and control system, according to a presentation by the country’s largest arms supplier, Elbit Systems. There were 2.2 million people and 300,000 buildings in Gaza before October 2023, the main theatre of war in the two years following, Bryant said, suggesting that the IDF had at one point or another targeted “up to or over half the entire population and infrastructure” of the territory. One Israeli intelligence officer said targets flagged up by Lavender were assessed by a human for “20 seconds a time”. Two intelligence officers said it was permitted to kill 15 or 20 civilians during airstrikes on low-ranking militants during the early stages of the Gaza war. Wes Bryant, a former senior targeting adviser and policy analyst at the US Pentagon who specialised in civilian harm assessments, said he believed the 850,000 figure was highly concerning.
