An Israeli minister has called for the directors of an Israeli-made Gaza documentary to be stripped of citizenship, accusing them of "treason against the state".
In the film NAZA, Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor spoke to 24 different Israeli military or intelligence whistleblowers who outlined the AI-powered targeting systems used to bombard Gaza that have killed tens of thousands of civilians.
The 80-minute documentary won a special jury prize at this year's Venice Film Festival over the weekend.
Abraham and Szor won an Oscar in 2025 for their film No Other Land about Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank.
The documentary received a record 25-minute standing ovation at its premiere on Thursday — the second year in succession that a film about Gaza has resonated in Venice after The Voice of Hind Rajab, a true-life account of the killing of a Palestinian girl during the war.
In NAZA, 24 Israeli military insiders, including intelligence officers and soldiers, gave insight into the war in Gaza and what they say is the systemic killing of Palestinian civilians.
The subjects in the film detail the surveillance systems and remote bombing involved in the Israeli military's operation, which they say uses artificial intelligence to identify potential Hamas targets and bomb their homes and apartments, often knowing that families are inside.
NAZA builds on reporting between 2023 and 2025 published by the Israeli-Palestinian +972 Magazine, the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call and The Guardian.
Hamas killed 1,200 people and captured 251 Israeli and foreign hostages during its 7 October 2023 attacks on the country.