Hebron, West Bank – The Israeli military may be using technology in all the worst ways to create what one former soldier described as "Facebook for Palestinians."

Former Israeli soldiers told the Washington Post that Israel is using smartphone facial recognition tech Blue Wolf to create a database of Palestinians in the West Bank.

Israeli military units reportedly competed last year to see which could gather the most photos of Palestinians, with prizes awarded to the top performers. They have now amassed thousands of images.

Blue Wolf is the smaller, mobile version of a larger database called Wolf Pack, which is only accessible on desktops.

Wolf Pack contains photos and personal information – and a security rating – for almost every Palestinian in the West Bank.

When security forces take a picture of a Palestinian, the Blue Wolf app flashes in different colors to let security officers know if they should arrest or detain the person or let them go.

There is also a version called White Wolf for Israeli settlers. Though they are not technically allowed to detain people, Jewish civilians may use the app to vet Palestinians who enter the settlements.

The sources said the military has set up face-scanning cameras at checkpoints in the city of Hebron.

They have also installed closed-circuit TV cameras, a project dubbed "Hebron Smart City," to monitor the population. In some cases, they can even see inside private homes!

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) responded to the new reports by saying that "routine security operations" are "part of the fight against terrorism and the efforts to improve the quality of life for the Palestinian population in Judea and Samaria [i.e., the West Bank]."

"Naturally, we cannot comment on the IDF’s operational capabilities in this context," the statement to the Washington Post continued.

Many Palestinian rights advocates have called out the Israeli military's unprecedented violation of privacy against another people.

"We no longer feel comfortable socializing because cameras are always filming us," Yaser Abu Markhyah, a fifth-generation Palestinian resident of Hebron, was quoted as saying.

Issa Amro, another Palestinian resident in the city, explained, "They want to make our lives so hard so that we will just leave on our own, so more settlers can move in."

"The cameras only have one eye – to see Palestinians. From the moment you leave your house to the moment you get home, you are on camera."