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IDF’s Tzayad Detects 850k Targets, Raises Civilian Harm Concerns

7/7/2026

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Maj. Gen. (Res.) Mickey Edelstein said the Tzayad programme detected 850,000 intel targets from 7 Oct 2023 to 2025—1,000 per day—and generated 20,000 battle plans while cutting coordination time from 50 minutes to one minute.
Elbit clarified 850,000 figure reflects aggregated activity, not strike counts.
The IDF logged over 46,000 strikes on real-time intel, prompting former Pentagon adviser Wes Bryant to warn that assessing civilian harm for about 1,000 daily targets is impossible.

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Maj. Gen. (Res.) Mickey Edelstein said the Tzayad programme detected 850,000 intel targets from 7 Oct 2023 to 2025—1,000 per day—and generated 20,000 battle plans while cutting coordination time from 50 minutes to one minute.
Elbit clarified 850,000 figure reflects aggregated activity, not strike counts.
The IDF logged over 46,000 strikes on real-time intel, prompting former Pentagon adviser Wes Bryant to warn that assessing civilian harm for about 1,000 daily targets is impossible.