Pegasus row: NSO can’t sell products to non-govt actors, says Israeli envoy

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a probe into the allegations of snooping using Israeli spyware Pegasus. Representation pic

Israel does not allow companies like NSO to sell their products to non-governmental actors, newly appointed Israeli Ambassador to India Naor Gilon said on Thursday. He described the row over the alleged use of the NSO Group's Pegasus spyware in India as an internal matter of the country.

His comments at a press conference came a day after the Supreme Court appointed a three-member committee to investigate the alleged use of Pegasus software to snoop on Indian citizens.

"I will not go into more details...NSA (Group) is a private Israeli company. Every export of NSO or such companies needs an export licence of the Israeli government. We grant this export licence only for exporting to governments," he said.

"This is the only main requirement...Under the requirements, they cannot sell it to non-governmental actors. What's happening here in India is an internal thing for India and I would rather not go into your internal matters," Gilon said.

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