Israel Accuses NAZA Directors of Treason After Film Exposes AI Systems Used in Targeting Gaza Homes | IBTimes UK
Israel Accuses NAZA Directors of Treason After Film Exposes AI Systems Used in Targeting Gaza Homes | IBTimes UK
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Israel Accuses NAZA Directors of Treason After Film Exposes AI Systems Used in Targeting Gaza Homes
Miki Zohar accused the filmmaker
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Israel Accuses NAZA Directors of Treason After Film Exposes AI Systems Used in Targeting Gaza Homes
Miki Zohar accused the filmmakers of treason, while the IDF rejected the film's AI targeting claims
Penuel Joseph Ares
Published
14 September 2026, 12:46 PM BST
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Israel moves to strip NAZA filmmakers’ citizenship over AI-targeting film on Gaza, igniting a major political backlash
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Israeli Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar has said he will seek to revoke the citizenship of
's directors, accusing filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of treason against the state after their documentary on AI-assisted targeting in Gaza won a Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.
The documentary, by Israeli filmmakers Abraham and Szor,
premiered at Venice
on Thursday, 10 September and won the festival's Special Jury Prize two days later. Although the directors are Israeli, the Venice programme lists the film's country as the United Kingdom, with The Guardian and JW Films credited as producers.
examines allegations by 24 anonymous Israeli military and intelligence sources about the use of
AI-assisted systems in targeting operations in Gaza
. The film has drawn intense political criticism in Israel since its premiere. The Israeli military has rejected the allegations and questioned the reliability and verifiability of the anonymous sources.
AI Targeting Claims and IDF's Response
According to its creators, the documentary explores claims that AI-assisted targeting tools contributed to civilian casualties during the war in Gaza. The Israeli military has categorically rejected the allegations, saying the film relies on anonymous testimony whose identities and military roles cannot be verified. The IDF has also questioned whether junior personnel would have had knowledge of some of