More info:

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/26/why-has-microsoft-cut-israel-off-from-some-of-its-services
• https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/09/microsoft-block-israel-military-unit-from-using-its-technology/

There is a lot in the two article linked above with sources that go even deeper. Nonetheless, data stored on azure was used to target and kill Palestinians while forcing NGO’s to force over their data.

It was one company, and the students had blocked access to a revenue generator for the Uni.