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Netanyahu calls for probe into anonymous sources in Gaza documentary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for an investigation into 24 anonymous Israeli military and intelligence personnel who speak in the documentary NAZA.
The film examines the Israeli military’s use of AI-powered targeting systems in Gaza and includes allegations that these systems contributed to civilian deaths.
Netanyahu asked the army chief, the head of the Shin Bet domestic security service and the state attorney to investigate the participants and prosecute them.
He has described the film as false and damaging to Israel; the military has rejected its allegations and questioned the contributors’ reliability.
NAZA won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival and drew a 25-minute standing ovation, while prompting political controversy in Israel.
The documentary’s claims come amid Israel’s war in Gaza, launched after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
Gaza’s health ministry says more than 74,000 people have been killed in the war, and the United Nations considers its figures reliable.
The officials Netanyahu addressed have been asked to investigate, but the sources do not say what they will do next.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for an investigation into the anonymous sources featured in the Gaza war documentary NAZA.
The film features testimony from 24 unnamed Israeli military and intelligence personnel who accuse the army of killing civilians in Gaza using AI-powered targeting systems.
Netanyahu asked senior military, intelligence and legal officials to investigate the participants and prosecute them.
He described the film as false and damaging to Israel, while the Israeli army rejected its allegations and questioned the anonymous sources’ reliability.
NAZA won the Venice Film Festival’s special jury prize and received a 25-minute standing ovation.
- Who
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the probe; the targets are the anonymous people featured in NAZA.
- What
- Netanyahu asked senior officials to investigate the film’s participants and prosecute them.
- When
- October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Israel; the film concerns alleged Israeli military actions in Gaza.
- Why
- Netanyahu said the film was false and defamatory and raised concerns about the disclosure of sensitive information.
Netanyahu and the Israeli army
NAZA’s anonymous contributors
Film’s claims
Netanyahu and the Israeli army
Netanyahu called the film false, misleading and defamatory; the army rejected its allegations and questioned the contributors’ reliability.
NAZA’s anonymous contributors
The 24 unnamed military and intelligence personnel accuse the army of killing civilians in Gaza using AI-powered targeting systems.
Investigation
Netanyahu and the Israeli army
Netanyahu called for an investigation and prosecution of the participants.
NAZA’s anonymous contributors
The contributors’ position on the proposed investigation is not stated.
This film tells a false, misleading and biased story that defames the State of Israel and the army around the world
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this evening asked the chief of staff of the Israeli army, the head of the Shin Bet (domestic intelligence), and the state attorney to open a thorough investigation targeting the participants in the film NAZA and to prosecute them
Hamas launched attacks in Israel that prompted Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
NAZA premiered at the Venice Film Festival, according to the Times of Israel.
The film’s directors attended a photocall after the Venice Film Festival closing ceremony, according to the Times of Israel.
Netanyahu called for an investigation into the people featured anonymously in NAZA.
- Anonymous contributors
- 24 Israeli military and intelligence personnel
- Film
- NAZA
- Investigation request
- October 11, 2026
- Festival award
- Special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival
- Venice reception
- 25-minute standing ovation
- Gaza death toll
- More than 74,000, according to Gaza’s health ministry, whose figures the UN considers reliable
Sources
Netanyahu seeks probe into Israeli whistleblowers featured in Gaza war documentary
Netanyahu demands probe into sources of award-winning Gaza film
Netanyahu pede investigação sobre participantes do documentário 'Naza'
Netanyahu demands criminal probe of soldiers who testified in film on Gaza killings
Netanyahu stelt onderzoek in naar klokkenluiders die verhaal deden in Gaza-docu
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