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Israel is using face recognition to identify, and misidentify, Gazans

An Israeli army spokesperson declined to comment on activity in Gaza but said the military “carries out necessary security and intelligence operations while making significant efforts to minimise harm to the uninvolved population”. He added, “Naturally, we cannot refer to operational and intelligence capabilities in this context”. Facial recognition technology has spread across the globe in recent years, fuelled by increasingly sophisticated AI systems.