Israel-Gaza: Controversy over the documentary 'NAZA' ignites politics

Last updated 9/14/2026

The documentary titled "NAZA," directed by investigative journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, recently won a special award at the Venice Film Festival, sparking a heated controversy in Israel. This 80-minute film exposes, through anonymous testimonies from 24 current and former members of the Israeli army and intelligence services, the "killing mechanisms" employed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. It describes, in particular, how technological systems, including artificial intelligence, allegedly enabled the army to locate suspected Hamas members and their families via their phones, and then strike them "indiscriminately at their homes," resulting in the deaths of many civilians. The Israeli government's reaction was immediate and virulent. Culture Minister Miki Zohar announced on X his intention...

The two Western sources unanimously confirm that the Israeli Minister of Culture wishes to strip the directors of the documentary "NAZA" of their nationality, following their film. There is no factual dissonance, just confirmation of the fact.

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