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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Sep 10
24 IDF Officers Detail Gaza Civilian Killings in 'NAZA' as Toll Reaches 73,000
Updated
Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Sep 10

24 IDF Officers Detail Gaza Civilian Killings in 'NAZA' as Toll Reaches 73,000

3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Sep 10

Summary

  • Twenty-four anonymous IDF intelligence officers in the documentary "NAZA" describe systematic civilian killings in Gaza since Oct. 7, portraying them as deliberate policy rather than isolated abuses.
  • The film says Israeli forces used hacked phones, drones and AI targeting to strike suspects at home at night with their families nearby, treating civilian deaths as accepted "NAZA" collateral damage.
  • One officer says 500 civilians were killed to reach a single suspected militant, while others describe "annihilation zones," erased neighborhoods and snipers shooting Palestinians seeking food.
  • Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor premiered the 80-minute film at Venice, masking the whistleblowers' identities while framing the testimony as evidence of a broader state-run killing system.
  • The documentary links those practices to Israel's longer intelligence control over Gaza and argues Israeli artists are challenging official narratives as international scrutiny of the war intensifies.

Insights

How might a documentary filmed secretly on Tel Aviv rooftops permanently alter the global narrative surrounding the Gaza conflict?
What dark secrets about AI warfare did 24 anonymous intelligence officers reveal to earn a record-breaking ovation at Venice?
Will exposing the chilling points-based military algorithm used to target family homes finally force international regulation of AI in warfare?