“All of these surveillances, as well as those to be detailed later in this article, were conducted against Israeli citizens, without a court order, while taking advantage of a legal loophole.”
NSO always said Pegasus was for foreign terrorists and criminals. Israeli police used it on mayors, protest leaders and former government employees, with no warrant. Some of the data was collected just to pressure people later in interrogations. The spyware was never going to stay pointed outward.