Bengaluru, 13 November

Israeli firms whose military equipment was used during the genocide in Gaza are set to attend a tech summit in Hyderabad and the Bengaluru Tech Summit, according to a Middle East Eye report. Both Telangana and Karnataka have Congress governments, and party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have repeatedly attacked the Modi government for its ties to Israel during the destruction of Gaza. 

Over twenty Israeli firms will be attending the 16 November tech summit in Hyderabad organised by T-Hub and the Bengaluru Tech summit scheduled between 17-19 November, the report said. 

These include XTEND, whose drones were widely used by Israeli forces in Gaza. One such drone was allegedly used to track Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and film his death. Other firms include Dagan-Optics, a supplier of equipment to Israeli military units, and Netzer Precision, whose sensors are incorporated into Israeli tanks and armoured personnel carriers, according to the report. 

This comes amid reports that Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the then Pinarayi Vijayan-led Keralam government have given clearance to purchase the Israeli phone-spying software Cellebrite.