Entertainment
NAZA: Gaza documentary to stream free online after theatrical run
September 24, 2026 at 04:59 PM
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4 reports · 2 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 6 hours
Co-director Yuval Abraham announced NAZA will stream free on The Guardian's website in November, following the film's theatrical rollout across more than 50 countries.
- NAZA premieres in North America on Saturday at the New York Film Festival, ahead of its United States theatrical release.
- The 80-minute film draws on concealed Israeli military intelligence sources describing an AI system, Lavender, used to identify assassination targets.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged new laws revoking the citizenship of anyone who "defames" Israeli soldiers.
- Abraham said the film aimed to spark public discussion of the killing of more than 73,000 people in Gaza, most of them civilians.
- NAZA won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, where it premiered in September.
- Culture Minister Miki Zohar called for stripping co-directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of their Israeli citizenship.
- Abraham and Szor urged Israeli cinemas to screen the film, calling such a decision 'brave' amid attempts to suppress it.



