Israeli outlet +972 reports the IDF’s Gospel AI system generates bombing targets in Gaza
See how this story connectsOn 30 November 2023 +972 Magazine and Local Call published an investigation by Yuval Abraham describing Habsora (‘the Gospel’), an AI system that it said produces targets for strikes in Gaza at high speed so that bombardment can continue at an enormous rate. The IDF had said in a 2 November post that the system lets it produce targets at a fast pace, and that it makes a recommendation to a human analyst; it did not respond directly to NPR’s questions.
Why it matters
The reports and the IDF’s own statement put AI-generated targeting in an ongoing war on the public record, four months before reporting on a second system, Lavender.
- When
- 30 Nov 2023
- ID
WTA-N-2023-0119- Where
- Israel
- Who
- Israel Defense Forces, Unit 8200; Yuval Abraham
- System
- Habsora targeting system
- Operator
- Israel Defense Forces
- Type
- military use
- Status
- reported; disclosed by +972 Magazine; Local Call · Incident ledger
Summary by wheresthe.ai, from +972 Magazine and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.
Source copy: download the page as saved on 21 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.
Cite this story
WTA-N-2023-0119: “Israeli outlet +972 reports the IDF’s Gospel AI system generates bombing targets in Gaza.” wheresthe.ai, 30 Nov 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/il-gospel-ai-targeting-report-2023-11/ (source: +972 Magazine).
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