Israeli whistleblowers detail Gaza civilian toll in Venice film
The documentary uses testimony from 24 Israeli insiders to argue civilian deaths were planned into strike decisions and that AI helped identify targets.
- On Thursday, September 10, 2026, the documentary 'NAZA' premiered at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, featuring anonymous testimony from 24 Israeli security insiders alleging AI-assisted targeting systems incorporated civilian casualties into military decisions in Gaza.
- Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor spent three years filming secret interviews on Tel Aviv rooftops, with identities obscured and voices altered. The title 'NAZA' references an Israeli military acronym for expected 'collateral casualties'.
- Intelligence officers described an AI-assisted system identifying targets using data from hacked mobile phones, where the phrase 'daddy's home' picked up on a child's phone could trigger an airstrike. Abraham told Reuters, 'Sometimes it can be 500 NAZA... destroying entire villages or entire neighborhoods.'
- Israel maintains no strike occurs without human involvement, stating 'pressing the red button, only a person can do it.' Officials blame Hamas for civilian casualties, citing the militant group's use of residential areas as cover.
- Abraham and Szor, who won the 2025 Academy Award for 'No Other Land,' bring established investigative credibility to NAZA. The conflict has killed over 73,000 Palestinians since October 2023, according to Gaza health authorities.
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Naza received more than 24 minutes of applause at the Venice Festival. The documentary by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor generates world debate.
Venice competition documentary from 'No Other Land' filmmakers details AI targeting, phone hacking, expected civilian deaths
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Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers’ documentary on Gaza war premieres at Venice Film Festival
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Twenty-four Israeli military insiders including intelligence officers and soldiers give insight into the war in Gaza and what they say is the systemic killing of Palestinian civilians in “NAZA,” a documentary that’s having its world premiere Thursday at the Venice Film Festival. The film was made by Yuval Abraham and Rachel...
THE FILM "NAZA" exposes testimonies from Israeli officers about the planning of civilian casualties in Gaza and the use of artificial intelligence in war.
The documentary "NAZA," by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it is competing for the Golden Lion. The film features the testimonies of 24 Israeli military insiders, including intelligence officers and soldiers, who talk about the war in Gaza and describe the systematic killing of Palestinian civilians. The authors stated that "NAZA" was secretly recorded on the rooftops of Tel Aviv for three years, and t…
Naza Is One of the Most Important Films of Our Time
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s ‘Naza’ is one of the most important films of our time. Twenty-four different Israeli intelligence officers testify in this unflinching exposé of systematic Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
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