Venice Film Festival.. Film documenting Gaza massacres wins Special Jury Prize

The documentary "Naza," produced by "The Guardian" and directed by Oscar-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, received great acclaim from festival-goers during its screening, where it was met with a 25-minute standing ovation before being awarded the "Special Jury Prize."

Abraham and Szor, who are Israeli, took to the stage to accept the award and thanked the festival organizers for the honor.

Abraham, who also received a long standing ovation from those in the hall, said: "We thank the jury. Both of us are truly grateful to be here."

Abraham pointed to a smear campaign against their film in Israel and the great efforts made to prevent the facts from being seen, saying: "The truth is that in just 10 days since the start of this festival, Israel has killed at least 6 Palestinian children in Gaza. One was a three-year-old girl, and one was a seven-year-old boy who was killed with his father in a car, while his two sisters were sleeping at home."

Abraham added: "Israeli intelligence officers we spoke to told us that this massacre is not accidental, but systematic, and is based on deliberate design and policies based on killing and the complete demonization of Palestinians."

Abraham noted that they owe the documentation of what happened to Palestinian journalists.

He continued: "I want to make this clear, these facts were documented and known from the first day. We owe this to Palestinian journalists. Israel has killed more than 200 journalists in Gaza."

Abraham stressed the importance of watching the film, saying: "It is our country that is committing these crimes, and we want Europeans to watch the film, especially here in Italy, because your government and the German government are preventing the pressure that could put an end to this situation on Israel. We also want Americans to watch the film, because the United States is the country that funds the bulk of the killing."

The film's title "Naza" refers to an abbreviation used by the Israeli military intelligence to indicate the number of civilians expected to be killed in an airstrike.

The film used various methods for conducting interviews to ensure the safety of the participants.

The film was shot secretly on rooftops in Tel Aviv over 3 years, while the identities, voices, and features of the participants were hidden through digital editing.

Participants in the film spoke about the details of what they described as a "secret system" and the covert methods used by the Israeli army in Gaza.

The people who appeared in the film spoke in detail about the surveillance systems used in Israeli attacks, and about bombing operations from long distances.

According to them, artificial intelligence is used in these operations to identify potential Hamas targets, while homes and apartments are often bombed with the knowledge that families are inside.

The film also featured members of the Israeli army who said they directly witnessed the burning of residential areas used by Gaza residents as shelters, and the killing of people while distributing food.

The film stated that some of the speakers worked in a secret intelligence unit and reported directly to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.