"A False Blood Libel": Netanyahu Demands Investigation and Prosecution of the Participants in "Naz"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded a criminal investigation and prosecution of the participants in the film "Naz," claiming it is a false blood libel and exposes top-secret information. In a letter to the Chief of Staff, the head of the Shin Bet, and the Attorney General, he attached the IDF's 17-page response rejecting the film's claims.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded on Sunday evening, October 11, 2026, a criminal investigation and prosecution of the participants in the film "Naz." In a letter sent to Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Shin Bet head David Zini, and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, Netanyahu attacked the film as a "false, misleading and tendentious blood libel" that severely harms Israel's standing in the world. He warned of the exposure of top-secret information and the creation of a breach in the information security of Unit 8200. Attached to the letter was a 17-page IDF response rejecting the film's central claims: that artificial intelligence independently selected targets, and that a policy exists permitting strikes based on a predetermined number of civilians. The IDF pointed to a partial and distorted presentation of decision-making processes, the omission of vital contexts such as the October 7 attack and Hamas activity among the civilian population, and manipulative editing of interviews.