IDF Rejects ‘False’ NAZA Documentary Claim That It Approved Attacks With 500 Civilian Casualties
The military said the documentary relies on anonymous testimony and that human officers, not artificial intelligence, approve strikes under its rules.
- On Monday, the Israel Defense Forces rejected claims from the documentary NAZA that it approved an airstrike anticipating 500 civilian deaths, calling the allegation 'completely false.'
- Directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the 80-minute documentary won the Special Jury Prize at the 2026 Venice Film Festival and features 24 anonymous whistleblowers alleging AI-powered systems systematically target sites despite civilian harm.
- The military argued that targeting decisions remain exclusively in human hands, rejecting reliance on unverifiable anonymous testimony while noting independent mechanisms investigate suspected violations of international law.
- Accusing the filmmakers of 'treason,' Culture Minister Miki Zohar requested an investigation and suggested revoking their citizenship, while critics labeled the film a 'disgraceful lie' and 'slander.'
- Democrats MK Naama Lazimi criticized the minister's proposal as 'madness' while contrasting the demand with government controversies, as the film intensifies international debate regarding Israel's military procedures and AI in warfare.
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IDF Rejects ‘False’ NAZA Documentary Claim That It Approved Attacks With 500 Civilian Casualties
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The IDF on Monday issued a detailed denial of claims made in a new documentary that the military approved a strike in the Gaza Strip in which as many as 500 civilians could be killed. The IDF said the allegations in the documentary NAZA, whose title refers to the Hebrew term for […]
The charges of an attack in Gaza that predicted about 500 civilian victims were rejected by the Israeli Army, which classified them as completely false.
IDF denies 'NAZA' allegation it approved 500 civilian deaths for Gaza strike
The film's directors said the soldiers and officers interviewed wanted Israelis to hear what they did in Gaza. The Israeli military said the interviewees' identities and roles cannot be independently verified
‘Nothing in the film is true’: MKs, politicians denounce NAZA film creators as 'Israel haters'
Gotliv also slammed the IDF's response, stating its silence "magnifies the horrific damage caused by this false film, which is based on Playmobil soldiers and not IDF soldiers."
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