Testimonies from within Israeli military reveal AI targeting system in Gaza
A new Zionist regime’s documentary titled NAZA, reported on by the British newspaper The Guardian, features testimonies from 24 Israelis who served in the military and intelligence services, shedding light on the mechanisms and systems used by the Israeli military during its war on the Gaza Strip.
According to the documentary, which was screened at the Venice Film Festival, participants described the use of advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence systems, to help identify targets in Gaza. They also detailed phone hacking, communications surveillance, and the tracking of individuals’ locations ahead of potential strikes.
The testimonies are particularly significant, according to The Guardian, because several participants worked within Israel’s intelligence apparatus and described practices that had not previously been known to the Israeli public in such detail.
Calculated “collateral damage”
Among the documentary’s most significant revelations is the reported use of the term “NAZA” within the Zionist regime’s military system to refer to the number of civilians expected to be killed in a particular strike.
The revelation raises serious questions about the nature of civilian casualties in Gaza. The testimonies suggest that civilian deaths in some operations were not necessarily unforeseen consequences but were incorporated into targeting assessments and military calculations.
Participants also described targeting individuals inside their homes despite prior knowledge that family members could be present. Other testimonies detailed the tracking and hacking of mobile phones and the use of information extracted from them to locate people selected for targeting.
A system, not isolated mistakes
The documentary does not portray what happened in Gaza merely as individual violations committed by soldiers. Instead, it examines a broader system involving intelligence agencies, technology, military orders, and decision-making processes.
According to The Guardian, participants described the destruction of residential neighborhoods despite knowledge that civilians were present, as well as other practices involving the targeting of Palestinians near aid distribution sites.
The testimonies renew scrutiny of the nature of Israel’s war on Gaza, particularly given the scale of destruction and civilian casualties since the war began.
Testimonies from inside Israeli intelligence
The newspaper reported that some of those featured in the documentary served in secret Zionist regime’s intelligence units, including one unit that reported directly to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Guardian also quoted one participant as saying that one of his unit’s missions involved “thwarting peace,” raising broader questions about the role Israeli intelligence agencies have played in managing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
NAZA was completed after years of investigation and was directed by Israelis Yuval Abraham and Rachel Zor, who were also involved in the documentary No Other Land, which examined the reality of Israeli occupation in the West Bank.
From artificial intelligence to military decisions
The significance of the documentary, as presented by The Guardian, lies in its attempt to go beyond documenting individual killings or specific strikes and expose how Israel’s targeting apparatus operates from within, including the intersection of intelligence data, technology, artificial intelligence, and military decision-making.
The central question therefore shifts from whether mistakes occurred during individual military operations to the nature of the system that produced civilian casualties and whether civilian deaths in some cases became a calculated element of the targeting process itself.
The documentary comes amid continuing international criticism of Israel’s war on Gaza and growing calls for investigations into Israeli military operations and the methods used to conduct them, particularly regarding the protection of civilians.
According to The Guardian, NAZA received a strong response when it was screened at the Venice Film Festival, with an ovation lasting approximately 25 minutes, reflecting growing international attention to the testimonies it presents about the mechanisms behind Israel’s war in Gaza.