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IDF denies claim in new ‘NAZA’ documentary that it planned Gaza strike with 500 civilian deaths
The Israeli military denies ever planning or carrying out a strike during the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in which 500 civilian deaths were anticipated, following such claims made in a documentary by Israeli filmmakers about Israel’s AI-powered attacks that have led to civilian deaths.
A promotional clip for the film “NAZA” — a Hebrew acronym meaning collateral damage — shows a purported Israeli intelligence soldier being asked what the largest number of expected civilian deaths was ever approved for a strike in Gaza.
“I don’t know how many were killed, because they never check this, but there was once an approval for 500,” the whistleblower says.
In response to an X post (below) containing the clip, the Israel Defense Forces says the claim is “completely false.”
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Ex-Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers BROKE THEIR SILENCE, describing an ICE-COLD SYSTEM where strikes were calculated to kill as many people as possible in Gaza.
Their testimony is now a film at the Venice Film Festival. pic.twitter.com/lwdMSMbErm
— Rabbi Jeff (@RabbiJeffx) September 10, 2026
“The IDF has never planned, approved, or carried out a strike in Gaza in which 500 civilians or anything near that number were anticipated to be killed. Nor was any credible claim raised throughout the war suggesting that an IDF strike had caused anything near that number of fatalities,” the military says.
The IDF says that filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor “couldn’t possibly verify this claim, there is no real supporting evidence, and yet they published it anyway.”
“Additionally, nothing about the interviewee, not his service nor his role can be independently checked and verified,” the military adds.
The IDF already on Friday said it “categorically rejects” the allegations made in the film, saying that decisions regarding the selection and approval of strikes were made “by human personnel only… and not by artificial intelligence.”
Also, in its initial response to the film, the IDF said that “the excerpts cited include claims regarding national and military strategy that are clearly beyond the knowledge of junior-level soldiers,” and that there are “references to situations in which IDF Intelligence Directorate soldiers, who were allegedly interviewed for the film, by definition would not have been involved.”
The 80-minute documentary won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Protests erupt in Syria over fuel price increases
Protests have broken out in different parts of Syria over increased fuel prices, with demonstrators blocking a main highway in Idlib province for several hours.
The government announced what it said were temporary price increases for gasoline, diesel and other petroleum products earlier today, citing rising global fuel prices as a result of the US-Iran war. The price of gasoline increased by about 30% and diesel by 40%.
Syrian Energy Minister Mohammed al-Bashir said yesterday that Syria is producing about 102,000 barrels of oil per day, while it needs about 325,000 barrels per day for domestic consumption and is relying on imports to make up the difference.
Firing back at Kushner, Netanyahu’s Likud insists Doha strike was successful in helping free hostages
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party rejects remarks by US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner that Washington used Israel’s “global isolation” after its strike that failed to kill Hamas leaders in Doha as leverage to broker a hostage-ceasefire deal with the Palestinian terror group, insisting that Israel’s military actions together with pressure from Trump led to the deal.
“The prime minister’s decision to send the IDF into Gaza City and to strike the Hamas leadership in Qatar, together with the intense pressure exerted by President Trump, are what led Hamas to drop its demands and agree to release all the hostages remaining in Gaza,” the party says in a Hebrew-language statement.
Netanyahu has repeatedly credited the combination of Israeli military pressure and US diplomatic pressure with securing the October 2025 hostage-ceasefire deal.
Kushner stated at a security conference earlier this evening that the “errant” strike allowed the Trump administration to pressure Israel into the deal, which he said, “today, [the Israelis] are quite happy with.”
Two Palestinians reportedly attacked by settlers in West Bank
Palestinian media reports say that two Palestinians from the Salfit area in the West Bank were injured after being beaten during an attack by settlers while the Palestinians were on their land in nearby Wadi al-Sha’er. In footage published online, one of them can be seen with injuries to his leg and head.
There are no reports of arrests.
Separately, Palestinian reports say settlers attacked the village of Deir Jarir, near Ramallah, and smashed a Palestinian vehicle. There are no reports of injuries in the incident.
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— شبكة يافا الإخبارية (@yaffa_ps) September 13, 2026
اصابة المواطنان محمد درويش اشتيه، ونشأت اشتيه من #سلفيت، بجروح ورضوض، جراء اعتداء مستوطنين عليهما بالضرب المبرح، أثناء تواجدهما في أراضيهما بمنطقة واد الشاعر في سلفيت. pic.twitter.com/ipz9I8kOOq
— شبكة فلسطين للحوار (@paldf) September 13, 2026
Oman says Hormuz talks between Iran and Gulf states have been postponed from Monday
A meeting in Oman between Gulf countries and Iran to discuss possible agreements on the Strait of Hormuz, which had been scheduled for Monday, has been postponed “in the interests of consensus,” Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi writes on X.
“We remain committed to fostering dialogue that supports stability and lasting cooperation in our region,” he adds.
‘Anyone who approaches Ali Taher Ridge will be destroyed,’ warns Defense Minister Katz
Defense Minister Israel Katz vows that “anyone who approaches the Ali Taher Ridge will be destroyed,” after the military demolished Hezbollah’s tunnels beneath the hill last week.
The IDF withdrew troops from the hill to blow up the underground Hezbollah facility there on Thursday. Following the demolition, the military said it would “reorganize” its deployment in the area, but would remain in control of the ridge with surveillance and firepower.
“The IDF is operationally preparing to control the ridge and prevent any attempt by Hezbollah or any other party to return and establish itself there,” Katz says in a statement.
He says that the ridge remains part of Israel’s southern Lebanon buffer zone, and that the IDF “will not withdraw or redeploy until Hezbollah is disarmed throughout Lebanon.”
Culture minister calls to revoke Israeli citizenship of ‘NAZA’ directors for ‘betraying the country’
Culture Minister Miki Zohar accuses filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of treason after their documentary “NAZA,” which is about Israel’s alleged AI-assisted killing of civilians, won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival.
“The searing self-hatred of the producers, who are willing to hurt their homeland for applause from the antisemites of the world, is inconceivable and is a betrayal of the country,” Zohar says in a statement.
He also says that “as culture minister, I will immediately act to revoke the Israeli citizenship of these despicable directors for betraying the country.”
Yehuda Widawski, the oldest Holocaust survivor in Israel, dies at 107
Yehuda Widawski, the oldest Holocaust survivor living in Israel, has died. He was 107 years old.
In an interview with Yad Vashem, Widawski described conditions in the ghetto and being sent with his family to Auschwitz, as well as his work to help restore Jewish graves in the Polish city of Lodz.
CENTCOM chief says ‘not concerned at all’ about a shortage of US missile interceptors
Adm. Brad Cooper, who heads US Central Command, tells CBS News that he’s “not concerned at all” about a shortage of anti-missile interceptors amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.
“We’re well armed and ready for any contingency,” he says in a clip from an interview to be aired tonight on “60 Minutes.”
As the U.S. and Iran continue to exchange fire, concerns are growing over America’s rapidly declining stockpile of missiles and other precision munitions. Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander overseeing the war in Iran, tells CBS News’ @NorahODonnell he is “not concerned at all” about… pic.twitter.com/WC6d0LjTUb
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) September 13, 2026
Health Ministry says Ebola test results negative for man who recently visited DRC
The Health Ministry announces that test results for a man who recently visited the Democratic Republic of Congo have came back negative for Ebola, after he was hospitalized over suspicions he contracted the disease.
The ministry notes that there have yet to be any confirmed Ebola cases in Israel.