NAZA directors describe documentary built on testimony from Israeli intelligence insiders
Filmmakers Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham discuss NAZA, a documentary based on testimony from 24 anonymised Israeli military and intelligence insiders. The film examines an AI mapping tool used to identify buildings in Gaza for bombing and the roles of personnel who described themselves as technical workers or “small cogs” in the process.
Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham, the Israeli directors of NAZA, collected testimony from 24 anonymised military and intelligence insiders involved in remotely targeting homes in Gaza.
According to the film’s accounts, the insiders helped develop an AI mapping tool that searched for phone signals and recommended apartment buildings for bombing. Some said they did not speak up because they viewed their roles as technical or limited.
The documentary examines the system and the individuals involved in what it presents as a chain of decisions. The source report says “NAZA” is an acronym used by the intelligence service to indicate the expected number of civilian deaths in an airstrike on Gaza.
The report also says the Israel Defense Forces preferred targeting Hamas members in their homes at night, including when relatives or other residents were present. One source claimed approval was given to kill 500 NAZA for one Hamas member.
THE QUESTIONS THIS EVENT LEAVES BEHIND
What conditions governed the use of the targeting tool and its recommendations?
How were civilian-death estimates produced, reviewed, and challenged?
What authority did the insiders have to question or stop a proposed strike?
How might anonymity affect the evidentiary value of the testimonies?
What oversight existed beyond the personnel described as technical workers?
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