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  "id": 6614213,
  "title": "Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers’ documentary on Gaza war premieres at Venice Film Festival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/oscar-winning-israeli-filmmakers-documentary-on-gaza-war-premieres-at-6614213",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T16:08:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/10/oscar-winning-israeli-filmmakers-documentary-on-gaza-war-premieres-at-venice-film-festival/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "VENICE, Italy - A groundbreaking documentary titled \"NAZA\" has its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, shedding light on the war in Gaza through the eyes of a group of 24 Israeli military insiders. The film, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, who are also the creators of the Oscar-winning documentary \"No Other Land,\" provides an unprecedented insight into the Israeli military's operations during the conflict.\n\nShot secretly over three years in Tel Aviv, the film's subjects have their identities obscured through digital alterations. The title \"NAZA\" refers to an Israeli military acronym used to denote civilian casualties, including men, women, and children. The film's subjects detail the military's surveillance systems and remote bombing techniques, which they claim use artificial intelligence to identify potential Hamas targets and bomb their homes, often knowing that families are inside.\n\nThe filmmakers emphasize the importance of their work in bearing witness to the ongoing civilian suffering in Gaza, which has seen over 73,422 Palestinian deaths according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The subjects' testimonies reveal a range of emotional responses, from remorse to indifference and pride, highlighting the complex nature of the Israeli military's actions.\n\nThe film's producers, The Guardian, and the makers of \"The Zone of Interest,\" have chosen to focus on the victims rather than the subjects, inspired by Jonathan Glazer's approach in his film. By emphasizing the systemic nature of the Israeli military's actions, the filmmakers aim to demonstrate that the killing of Palestinians in Gaza is not a mistake or an accident, but a deliberate and ongoing policy.",
  "summary": "VENICE, Italy (AP) — Twenty-four Israeli military insiders including intelligence officers and soldiers give insight into the war in Gaza and what they say is the systemic killing of Palestinian civilians in “NAZA,” a documentary that's having its world premiere Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Naza review: Israeli testimonies expose machinery of killing in Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/naza-review-israeli-testimonies-expose-machinery-of-killing-in-gaza",
        "published": "2026-09-10T15:18:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers’ documentary on Gaza war premieres at Venice Film Festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/oscar-winning-israeli-filmmakers-documentary-on-gaza-war-premieres-at",
        "published": "2026-09-10T16:08:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israeli documentary 'NAZA' challenges official accounts of Gaza civilian deaths",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/israeli-documentary-naza-challenges-official-accounts-of-gaza",
        "published": "2026-09-10T16:10:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Jerusalem Daily: Israeli strikes devastate Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/jerusalem-daily-israeli-strikes-devastate-gaza",
        "published": "2026-09-10T16:27:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israeli air strikes injure several people in Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/israeli-air-strikes-injure-several-people-in-gaza",
        "published": "2026-09-10T18:09:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Israeli film about killing of Gazan civilians gets 25-minute record ovation at Venice premiere",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/israeli-film-about-killing-of-gazan-civilians-gets-25-minute-record",
        "published": "2026-09-10T20:30:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "New Venice documentary pulls back curtain on Israel’s Gaza bombing calculus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/new-venice-documentary-pulls-back-curtain-on-israels-gaza-bombing",
        "published": "2026-09-10T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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