NAZA
On Tel Aviv rooftops at night, 24 Israeli intelligence officers describe how the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza was calculated and approved.
73,821
Palestinians killed in Gaza
Gaza Health Ministry, September 2026
Rooftops. Night. The officers who chose the targets.
They are not foot soldiers. They are intelligence officers from Israel's most elite units, the people who tracked Palestinians to their homes and signed off on how many civilians could die with them. In NAZA, 24 of them speak.
Directed by Oscar winners Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. Produced by The Guardian. Special Jury Prize, Venice 2026.
About the film
What the film reveals
All questions- What does "Naza" mean? Israeli military slang for collateral damage: civilian deaths approved before a strike.
- "Where's Daddy?" Officers describe tracking targets to their family homes, and striking when they arrived.
- A family killed for a man who wasn't there One officer watched two sisters to find their father. He was not home when the strike hit.
- "Like a video game" Operatives describe choosing who dies in Gaza from screens, far from the bombs.
- "You understand that the objective is to destroy" Officers describe "annihilation zones": a policy, not an accident.
- Why Israel's government wants it silenced Treason accusations, a mob at a director's home, and a bill to strip critics of citizenship.
What critics say
Reviews- “As a work of journalism, it is inarguable.” John Bleasdale, Time Out (5 stars)
- “The documentary achieves much of its impact through the slow accretion of devastating facts.” Lee Marshall, Screen Daily
- “A premeditated, calculated, and intentional act.” Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, +972 Magazine
- “Special Jury Prize, and a record ovation of about 25 minutes.” 83rd Venice International Film Festival