NAZA review – Israeli intelligence officers cast chilling light on civilian deaths

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NAZA review – Israeli intelligence officers cast chilling light on civilian deaths

The Guardian · 1 hour ago

NAZA, a documentary shown at the Venice film festival, presents testimony from anonymous Israeli intelligence officers describing how AI-driven systems calculate a projected number of civilian deaths – reportedly termed "Naza" – for military strikes in Gaza. Directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the film-makers behind No Other Land, and executive produced by Jonathan Glazer and James Wilson, it was produced under the auspices of the Guardian and casts a troubling light on decision-making inside Israel's military and intelligence apparatus during the war.

Interviewees, filmed with obscured identities on Tel Aviv rooftops, describe an AI system that analyses phone call patterns to identify targets among tens of thousands of surveilled numbers, with strikes typically carried out at night on known addresses. One contributor cites a permitted "error" rate of 15%, while another mentions an expected "Naza" figure of 20 civilian deaths per action. The film also touches on operations to "cleanse" northern Gaza, sniper attacks on civilians seeking food, and a separate intelligence unit accused of running dirty-tricks campaigns against international human rights bodies critical of Israel's leadership.

  • Documentary NAZA reveals AI-driven civilian death calculations in Gaza strikes
  • Anonymous Israeli intelligence sources cite 15% error rate, 20 projected deaths per strike
  • Film by No Other Land directors screened at Venice, produced with the Guardian

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