What Is a Military Target Bank?
A “target bank” is a military term for an organized body of potential targets and supporting intelligence. Understanding the term helps readers follow debates about how quickly targets were generated and approved in the Gaza war.
Why the term matters
NAZA discusses institutional systems, not only individual strikes. Target-bank concepts help explain the pipeline from intelligence collection to operational planning.
What it does not mean
Being in a target database is not the same thing as an automatic order to strike. Identification, prioritization, legal review and authorization can be separate steps.
How it connects to AI
The controversy around tools such as Lavender and The Gospel, both reported by +972 Magazine and Local Call, concerns how automation or algorithmic methods may have influenced parts of that pipeline.