Israel's Culture Minister, Miki Zohar, announced plans to propose revoking the citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, authors of the documentary NAZA. The decision comes after the film's screening at the Berlin Film Festival.
The documentary alleges that Israeli forces used an Artificial Intelligence system called "Lavender" to identify alleged Hamas combatants in Gaza, suggesting the existence of an automated "kill system." The film claims this technology was used to kill thousands of people during the conflict.
The Israeli army categorically rejected the documentary's allegations. The Israel Defense Forces stated that Artificial Intelligence was merely a support tool for target identification, denying the existence of any automated system for carrying out killings.
The film NAZA was produced by German production company Pontca, in co-production with Israeli and other European partners. The controversy arises at a time of growing international tension over Israel's military operations in Gaza.
