NAZA Film-Makers Say They Spoke to Over 100 Sources on Israeli Actions in Gaza

The film-makers behind the award-winning documentary NAZA say they spoke to more than 100 sources with direct knowledge of the Israeli military's targeting systems in Gaza.

The disclosure came in response to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) seeking to discredit the documentary. The film's team pushed back against the IDF attempt to discredit its exposure of military systems used in the war.

NAZA details the Israeli military's targeting policies in Gaza and its alleged acceptance of high numbers of civilian deaths.

The film-makers say their reporting rests on testimony from sources with knowledge of the military systems used in the conflict — more than 100 of them, according to the team's disclosure.

The IDF statement represented an effort to undermine the documentary's findings. The film's makers responded by revealing the scale of their sourcing, framing the breadth of their interviews as the foundation of the film's claims about targeting policies and civilian casualties.

The clash between the documentary team and the Israeli military sets up a broader test of how the film's findings hold up under institutional pressure, as NAZA continues to draw attention for its account of the war's conduct.