Israeli film on Gaza receives 25minute ovation at Venice premiere

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  • NAZA received a 25-minute standing ovation at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
  • The 80-minute film was directed by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, who won an Oscar in 2025 for No Other Land.
  • The result of a nearly three-year investigation, the film is built on testimony from Israeli military and intelligence sources who spoke on the condition that their identities be concealed.
  • The film’s title is a Hebrew intelligence euphemism used to indicate the number of civilians expected to be killed in a given air strike.
A film documenting Israels use of AIpowered systems to target Palestinians in Gaza has received a 25minute standing ovation at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

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