A new documentary film, "NAZA," has revealed testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders concerning secret systems employed in the war on Gaza. The film focuses on the mass killing of Palestinian civilians and premiered at the Venice international film festival on Thursday.
Directed by Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, "NAZA" is the sole documentary vying for the prestigious Golden Lion award. The film's title is an Israeli military acronym referring to civilians expected to be killed in an attack.
The documentary, produced by the Guardian, features extensive accounts from Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers involved in surveillance and remote killings of Palestinian civilians. Interviews were conducted anonymously, with participants' appearances and voices digitally altered due to the risks of speaking publicly.
Interviewees describe secret methods, including AI-based systems designed to identify numerous potential low-ranking Hamas targets. These targets were reportedly bombed in their homes at night, with the knowledge that their families would also be killed. The film also details the hacking of phones to locate targets and covert listening to conversations before attacks.
The documentary further includes first-person accounts of neighborhood destruction, the systematic burning of civilian homes, and the killing of civilians at a food distribution site. Directors Abraham and Szor stated their film focuses on the orders, policies, and accepted practices that enable these actions, rather than sporadic war crimes.