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“Naza” Documentary Premieres in Venice, Exposes AI Gaza Targeting

By Drooid · Sep 12, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Filmmakers Expose AI

Filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor premiered the documentary NAZA at Venice, exposing AI-assisted targeting of Gaza civilians.
The 80-minute film features 24 anonymous Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers describing systematic mass killings.
Interviewees say AI system “Lavender” used hacked phone data, even phrases like “daddy’s home,” to trigger strikes.
Gaza health authorities report over 73,000 Palestinian deaths and 174,500 injuries since the October 7, 2023 war began.

Summary

Guardian Exposes Atrocity

The Guardian produces the documentary Naza, with Jonathan Glazer and James Wilson as executive producers.
Naza, an 80-minute English-Hebrew film, entered Venice’s competition at the last minute.
The Hollywood Reporter calls the film a “sober and indispensable” expose of Israel’s modern killing machine.
The closing scene shows a Shoah tribute at Jerusalem Cinematheque, linking past genocide to current atrocities.

History

Historical Context

In 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered after the Holocaust, during which Adolf Hitler’s regime exterminated six million Jews at Auschwitz and other camps. The United Nations later codified genocide prevention in the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, signed by 50 nations. Today's documentary NAZA mirrors that legacy, as filmmakers Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Jonathan Glazer, and James Wilson expose AI-driven “Lavender” strikes against Gaza civilians. The parallel warns that without robust international enforcement, modern conflicts risk repeating genocidal patterns, prompting renewed calls for accountability mechanisms.

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Filmmakers Expose AI

Filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor premiered the documentary NAZA at Venice, exposing AI-assisted targeting of Gaza civilians.
The 80-minute film features 24 anonymous Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers describing systematic mass killings.
Interviewees say AI system “Lavender” used hacked phone data, even phrases like “daddy’s home,” to trigger strikes.
Gaza health authorities report over 73,000 Palestinian deaths and 174,500 injuries since the October 7, 2023 war began.

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