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REUTERS HERE'S WHAT'S IN THE GAZA FILM CAUSING UPROAR IN ISRAEL These Israeli filmmakers are in Israel. Some are accusing them of treason. VENICE, ITALY SEPTEMBER 10 The Israeli culture minister even said he wants to revoke their citizenship. MK2 FILMS It's all because of this documentary called "NAZA" which translates to collateral damage in Israeli military terminology. Basically, the number of Palestinian civilians that could be killed in any given Israeli strike. GAZA OCTOBER 13, 2023 GETTY IMAGES The film was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend, and uproar in Israel quickly ensued. CNN JERUSALEM CORRESPONDENT JEREMY DIAMOND A lot of that has to do with the damning portrait this documentary paints about how the Israeli military killed so many civilians in Gaza, and the fact that this is an insider's account. Twenty-four Israeli soldiers, many of them intelligence officers, were interviewed in the making of this documentary. They played an active role in the war in Gaza, according to the filmmakers. DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA OCTOBER 15, 2024 This builds on previous reporting about the large number GAZA CITY AUGUST 3, 2026 of Palestinian civilians the Israeli military has killed in Gaza KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA FEBURARY 15, 2025 in order to kill a smaller number of GAZA CITY AUGUST 1, 2026 Palestinian militants. MK2 FILMS In this film, Israeli soldiers describe the targeting system that allowed it all to happen, where Israeli soldiers GAZA CITY JUNE 10, 2026 can basically click on a given building, even in an apartment inside the Gaza Strip, and see how many people would die, including how many civilians, if that building or apartment were to be struck. GAZA OCTOBER 13, 2023 IDF KHAN YOUNIS AUGUST 24, 2024 In one of the testimonies from this film, we see one Israeli soldier describe approval that was given to kill 500 civilians in a single strike in order to kill one Palestinian militant target. GETTY IMAGES Now, the Israeli military said that it categorically rejects these allegations, this statement saying "The IDF operates in the Gaza Strip in order to protect Israeli civilians and directs its military activity against terrorist organizations, foremost among them Hamas, in accordance with international law and the laws of armed conflict." Israel Defense Forces REUTERS DIRECTOR, NAZA Yuval Abraham Hearing testimonies and from officers who themselves, were operating these systems of killing, designed them, can make the denial of the crimes harder. and there is a direct correlation between or between the denial of the crimes and their ability to persist. "The Guardian is disturbed to see the authoritarian response to NAZA in Israel. Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor are brave journalists and filmmakers. The attacks against them come from people who have not yet seen the film..." A STATEMENT FROM "THE GUARDIAN" SPOKESPERSON "We will robustly defend NAZA - and the team behind it - from any attacks or attempts at censorship." A STATEMENT FROM "THE GUARDIAN" SPOKESPERSON

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These Israeli filmmakers are facing a massive backlash in Israel. Some are accusing them of treason. The Israeli culture minister even said he wants to revoke their citizenship. It's all because of this documentary called "NAZA" which translates to collateral damage in Israeli military terminology. Basically, the number of Palestinian civilians that could be killed in any given Israeli strike. The film was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend, and uproar in Israel quickly ensued. A lot of that has to do with the damning portrait this documentary paints about how the Israeli military killed so many civilians in Gaza, and the fact that this is an insider's account. Twenty-four Israeli soldiers, many of them intelligence officers, were interviewed in the making of this documentary. They played an active role in the war in Gaza, according to the filmmakers. This builds on previous reporting about the large number of Palestinian civilians the Israeli military has killed in Gaza in order to kill a smaller number of Palestinian militants. In this film, Israeli soldiers describe the targeting system that allowed it all to happen, where Israeli soldiers can basically click on a given building, even in an apartment inside the Gaza Strip, and see how many people would die, including how many civilians, if that building or apartment were to be struck. In one of the testimonies from this film, we see one Israeli soldier describe approval that was given to kill 500 civilians in a single strike in order to kill one Palestinian militant target. Now, the Israeli military said that it categorically rejects these allegations, this statement saying "The IDF operates in the Gaza Strip in order to protect Israeli civilians and directs its military activity against terrorist organizations, foremost among them Hamas, in accordance with international law and the laws of armed conflict." Israel Defense Forces Yuval Abraham, directors, said the documentary is intended to make Israel's denials of war crimes in Gaza harder to accept. Hearing testimonies and from officers who themselves, were operating these systems of killing, designed them, can make the denial of the crimes harder. and there is a direct correlation between or between the denial of the crimes and their ability to persist. "The Guardian is disturbed to see the authoritarian response to NAZA in Israel. Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor are brave journalists and filmmakers. The attacks against them come from people who have not yet seen the film..." A STATEMENT FROM "THE GUARDIAN" SPOKESPERSON "We will robustly defend NAZA - and the team behind it - from any attacks or attempts at censorship." A STATEMENT FROM "THE GUARDIAN" SPOKESPERSON

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