Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new film

Testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders on the secret systems used in the war on Gaza has been revealed in a new documentary film.

NAZA was shown at the Venice international film festival on Thursday as the only documentary competing for its Golden Lion award.

The Israeli army says the film misrepresents conventional proportionality considerations in war time.

Miki Zohar says Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, whose docu alleging AI-aided killing of Gaza civilians won Venice prize, are 'willing to hurt their homeland for applause from antisemites'.

Miki Zohar has called for the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of NAZA to be stripped of their citizenship, accusing them of 'treason against the state'.

NAZA is named for an acronym used by Israel's intelligence service to indicate how many civilians it expects to die in an airstrike on Gaza.

NAZA was produced by the Guardian.

Abraham and Szor's film won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday.

The film's title comes from the Israeli military acronym for 'collateral damage'.

The IDF Spokesperson stated 'these things are completely false'.

The IDF Spokesperson stated 'the IDF never planned, approved or carried out an attack in the Gaza Strip in which it was expected to kill 500 civilians, or even a number approaching that'.

The film 'NAZA' was directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.

The film won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival in 2026.

NAZA is competing for the Golden Lion award at Venice.

The film alleges AI-aided killing of Gaza civilians.

The film won a Venice prize.

Miki Zohar accuses Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of 'treason against the state'.

The film won a prestigious prize at Venice.

Senior officials said there are 'blatant lies' in the film.

The IDF rejects the film's claim that Israel killed Gazans with AI-assisted targeting.

Miki Zohar said creators of the documentary should be expelled from the country.

Miki Zohar announced he will work to revoke the citizenship of the filmmakers for treason.

The documentary is titled 'Neza' (Damage).

Miki Zohar is the Minister of Culture and Sports.

Zohar said he wants to investigate how the materials in the film were obtained, suggesting they may have been obtained in a way constituting treason—either classified IDF intelligence or materials provided by Hamas.

Culture minister Miki Zohar urges revoking citizenship of Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor for their film.

The documentary alleges AI-aided killing of Gaza civilians and won a Venice prize.

Israel's culture minister called for Oscar-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor to be stripped of citizenship.

The film NAZA won a prestigious prize at Venice.

Miki Zohar said in a radio interview that 'whoever makes content of this type should fly out of this country, he cannot be part of it in any way.'

Zohar expressed an intention to investigate how the materials published in the film were obtained.

Culture Minister Miki Zohar called for revoking the citizenship of the creators of the film 'NAZA.'

Israeli public relations officials are angry at Zohar's call, stating he 'shifted the discussion away from the film's weaknesses and in any case the chance the creators will be expelled approaches zero.'

The film 'NAZA' investigates the killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces in Gaza.

Israel's culture minister has suggested revoking the directors' citizenship.

The film NAZA was shown at the Venice international film festival.

The documentary is directed by Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.

The film alleges Israel committed wanton killing in Gaza.

The film is directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.

Miki Zohar called for revoking citizenship of the film creators.

NAZA is a documentary about Israel's mass killing of civilians in Gaza.

The culture minister called to revoke citizenships of NAZA creators for an act of treason against Israel.

The film NAZA won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.

Miki Zohar called to investigate how materials for the 'NAZA' film were obtained.

Miki Zohar's call to revoke the citizenship of 'NAZA' film creators is featured in headlines of media outlets worldwide.

NAZA won acclaim at Venice.

NAZA makes allegations against Israel.

NAZA co-director stated the film's claims were verified.

NAZA co-director expressed hope to screen the film in Israel.

In 2019, an Israeli filmmaker of 'NAZA' reached out to an activist to discuss what young people in Gaza think about politics in Gaza.

The activist serves as vice president of Hamas-linked Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor.

IDF targeting decisions are made by highly trained human operatives, not AI.

There is significant frustration at high levels of the IDF that the NAZA movie was not shared with the IDF.

The IDF Spokesperson stated that the things said in the film are completely false.

The film NAZA won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival in 2026.

Miki Zohar stated that the materials published in the film may have been obtained through treason against the state.

The film accuses the Israeli army of mass civilian killing in Gaza.

An Israeli minister threatened to revoke the filmmakers' citizenship.

Israeli officials say the film could be treasonous.

In 2019, Avraham reached out to Alnaouq to discuss what young people in the Gaza Strip think about politics in Gaza.

The film won in Venice.

The Foreign Ministry distributed a messaging sheet to embassies calling the film 'Hamas propaganda in the guise of documentation'.

The Foreign Ministry rejected claims of genocide, mass killing, and use of AI.

The NAZA film accuses the IDF of systematic and deliberate killing of civilians in Gaza.

The NAZA film accuses Israel of intent to commit genocide.

Yuval Abraham fears returning to Israel.

Yuval Abraham pledged to work on screening the film in Israel quickly.

The warning about participation in the Venice Festival was sent a month prior from the embassy.

Attempts to prevent the screening failed.

Israel was only exposed to the main points of the film when the culture representative submitted a report to the IDF spokesperson.

Hamas welcomed the film against the backdrop of the storm it caused.

Culture minister Miki Zohar says the film creators are willing to hurt their homeland for applause from antisemites.

Miki Zohar accuses Oscar-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of 'treason against the state'.

The culture minister's call to revoke the citizenship of the film's creators is featured in headlines of media outlets around the world.

Israeli propaganda officials are angry and say the minister played into the hands of the film's creators.

The officials claim that the minister shifted the discussion away from the film's weaknesses and that the likelihood of the creators being deported is nearly zero.

The film makes allegations against Israel.

The film makes claims about genocide, mass killing, and AI use.

The film is battering Israel over alleged Gaza atrocities, bitterly denied by the IDF.

Netanyahu and the right have weaponized the film, linking center-left candidates to anti-Israel narratives.

The Israeli army is weighing legal action against NAZA filmmakers.

There are calls to revoke the citizenship of the filmmakers.

The filmmakers say Israeli media has failed to investigate the army's actions in Gaza.

Israel's culture minister accused them of treason against the state.

The documentary includes interviews with 24 Israeli military or intelligence soldiers and officers.

The documentary outlines AI-powered targeting systems used to bombard Gaza, resulting in the mass killing of Palestinian civilians.

The head of the research department in military intelligence said in a closed discussion that Hamas is still a threatening organization and they identify attempts by it to strengthen itself.

The Chief of Staff said Hamas is a defeated organization and Hamas is broken.

Three years after October 7, Israel has overhauled the defense of Gaza border communities.

IDF Southern Command details strengthened local security squads, new reserve forces, advanced technology and training aimed at preventing another massacre.

Culture minister Miki Zohar asked the Shin Bet to check how filmmakers got their source material.

The culture minister is pushing to revoke the filmmakers' citizenship.

Military probes said stalled until army sees movie.

Aviv Gafin came out against the creators of the film NAZA (Nzak Agbi), Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.

Aviv Gafin's sister Shira Gafin signed a petition supporting the filmmakers.

Aviv Gafin posted on Instagram that he served on the graves of entire families who were slaughtered and soldiers who died while preserving purity of arms.

An Israeli film accusing the IDF of war crimes received a standing ovation in Venice.

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib is the head of Realign for Palestine.

Those who gave a 25-minute ovation for NAZA are characterized in the context of pro-Palestine activism.