Israeli officials threaten to strip Oscar winners’ citizenship over Gaza killing documentary

Filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor defended their documentary NAZA at its North American premiere in New York on Saturday. The film examines Israel’s mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza. It has won critical praise and sparked protests in Israel, where officials have threatened to revoke the directors’ citizenship. NAZA features testimony from 24 Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers. They were involved in surveillance and remote killing operations in Gaza. The witnesses describe AI-powered systems used to select targets. The film’s title comes from an Israeli intelligence acronym. It refers to the number of civilians expected to die in an airstrike. These strikes often happen at night in private homes, killing entire families, including children. The documentary is directed by Oscar-winning filmmakers Abraham and Szor and produced by the Guardian.