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Venice Premieres Documentary Exposing AI Civilian-Death Targeting System

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

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Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor premiered the documentary NAZA at the Venice Film Festival.
NAZA exposes an AI-driven targeting system that assigns a NAZA number to projected civilian deaths.
Twenty-four Israeli military and intelligence officers, filmed anonymously on Tel Aviv rooftops, describe using phone surveillance to select targets.
Israel’s military rejected the claims, stating strikes require human approval and civilian harm is minimized.

History

Historical Context

President Barack Obama expanded the U.S. drone program in 2009, embedding algorithmic targeting of suspected militants. Strikes surged, with 134 attacks in 2010 killing over 900 people and prompting civilian-casualty criticism. The documentary NAZI, by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, depicts Israeli officers assigning projected civilian deaths through AI surveillance, underscoring calls for transparent oversight.

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Story summary

Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor premiered the documentary NAZA at the Venice Film Festival.
NAZA exposes an AI-driven targeting system that assigns a NAZA number to projected civilian deaths.
Twenty-four Israeli military and intelligence officers, filmed anonymously on Tel Aviv rooftops, describe using phone surveillance to select targets.
Israel’s military rejected the claims, stating strikes require human approval and civilian harm is minimized.

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