# NAZA press

Selected coverage. Quotes are from the linked articles.

## The Guardian — NAZA — a new film directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, produced by the Guardian

2026-08-24

> Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

https://www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-office/2026/aug/24/naza-a-new-film-directed-by-yuval-abraham-and-rachel-szor-produced-by-the-guardian

## The Guardian — ‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence

2026-09-11

> Szor and Abraham build their film around the accounts of 24 anonymised military and intelligence insiders.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/11/naza-directors-film-israeli-intelligence-rachel-szor-yuval-abraham-

## Variety — Gaza Doc ‘NAZA,’ From ‘No Other Land’ Directors, Earns Record-Breaking 24.5-Minute Venice Ovation

2026-09-10

> This marks the longest-ever standing ovation in Venice — besting the 22 minutes for The Voice of Hind Rajab last year.

https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/naza-venice-premiere-gaza-documentary-ovation-1236843669/

## Deadline — ‘NAZA’ Gets 25 Minute Venice Ovation Setting New Record

2026-09-10

> A 25-minute ovation at the Sala Grande, reported as a Venice record.

https://deadline.com/2026/09/naza-record-ovation-25-minutes-venice-film-festival-1237073241/

## The Hollywood Reporter — Inside ‘NAZA,’ the Bombshell Exposé on IDF’s War in Gaza

2026-09-13

> In a statement, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it “categorically rejects” the film’s allegations and criticised the use of anonymous testimonies, which it said “cannot be verified.”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inside-naza-bombshell-expose-documentary-on-idf-war-in-gaza-1236698734/

## +972 Magazine — ‘NAZA’: Exposing Israel’s killing machine in Gaza

2026-09-10

> Over the past three years, we conducted night-time interviews on the rooftops of Tel Aviv with 24 Israeli soldiers who played an active role in Israel’s onslaught on Gaza.

https://www.972mag.com/naza-exposing-israels-killing-machine-in-gaza/

## The Guardian — Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA

2026-09-14

> Israel’s culture minister has called for the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of NAZA to be stripped of their citizenship, accusing them of “treason against the state”.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/14/gaza-documentary-makers-naza-israel-citizenship-ntwnfb

## Reuters — Netanyahu says Gaza documentary ‘NAZA’ is ‘shocking incitement’

2026-09-14

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the reaction to the film as “shocking,” condemning the positive reception at Venice.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-says-gaza-documentary-naza-is-shocking-incitement-2026-09-14/

## The Times of Israel — ‘NAZA’ co-director to Israeli TV: Film’s claims were ‘verified,’ hope to screen it in Israel

2026-09-14

> “The identities of the people were verified, the cases they discussed were verified,” Abraham said on Channel 13.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/naza-co-director-to-israeli-tv-films-claims-were-verified-hope-to-screen-it-in-israel/