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Israeli army chief orders legal review of Gaza documentary NAZA
Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir ordered an investigation into possible legal action against the NAZA documentary about the Gaza war and its producers. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and received a 25-minute standing ovation after its screening.
Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir ordered an investigation into whether legal action could be taken against NAZA, a documentary about the Gaza war, and its producers.
The order came up during a consultation meeting Zamir held with senior military commanders on Monday evening. According to the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Foreign Ministry and the army spokesperson's office are also holding discussions on preparations for a media campaign related to the documentary.
Zamir's instructions regarding the documentary
In a statement by the Israeli army, Zamir described the film as "a deliberate attempt aimed directly at undermining the legitimacy of the army and the State of Israel." The same statement characterized the allegations in the documentary as "baseless claims."
Zamir also ordered the formation of an interagency, multidisciplinary team led by the army's planning director. The team, which is expected to include experts from Israel and other countries, will examine methods and tools that could be used to counter allegations about the army and its soldiers.
The Israeli army's attorney general was asked to assess possible legal steps against the film and the people involved in its production. Zamir also called for an investigation from an information-security perspective into the possibility that classified information may have been leaked during the documentary's production.
NAZA's content and festival award
The documentary presents allegations about Israeli military operations in Gaza and bombing methods through the testimonies of Israeli soldiers. It includes accounts that surveillance technologies and artificial intelligence were used to identify potential targets.
Israeli military personnel appearing in the documentary say they witnessed residential areas used by Palestinians as shelters being burned in Gaza and people being killed during food distribution.
The name NAZA comes from an acronym used in Israeli military intelligence to refer to the expected number of civilians to be killed in an airstrike.
The film received a 25-minute standing ovation after its screening at the Venice Film Festival and was awarded the Special Jury Prize. The attacks in Gaza since October 2023 have killed more than 73,000 people, wounded more than 174,000 and severely damaged approximately 90 percent of civilian infrastructure.
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