# »The Gaza Chef« (4/5): The Centerpiece is »Lavender« > Source: > Published: 2026-07-15 07:35:44+00:00 An explosive exposé by Israeli Journalist Yuval Abraham shows that the IDF is using AI-assisted systems in order to find military targets in Gaza. We explore what bearings this might have had on Mahmud’s death. How do these AI-supported systems work? And is it concievable that one of them suggested Chef Mahmud as a target? *The podcast team can be reached at **GazaChef@zeit.de* **CREDITS ** *Reporting, Script and Presentation: Yassin Musharbash.* *Editor: Tim Howard * *Story-telling consultant: Britta Stuff * *Producer: Pia Rauschenberger and Markus Gläser * *Title theme: Joscha Grunewald, based on an idea by Yassin Musharbash. * *Sound design: Tim Howard, with material by Joscha Grunewald, Tim Howard and Blue Dot Sessions. * *Additional sound design: Christian Küker, Pool Artists. * *Recording, editing and post-production: Markus Gläser of Die Zeit and Christian Küker, Pool Artists. * *The Fact-checking: Luisa Hommerich* *Additional research and translations: Suha Ma’ay‘a and Firas Halasseh*