IDF asks Shin Bet to join investigation into NAZA film
IDF representatives have approached the Shin Bet with a request to assist in an investigation related to the film NAZA ("Collateral Damage"). The focus is on the possible use of classified materials from Unit 8200. The Shin Bet has not yet joined, awaiting an official request after a decision by the Military Advocate General and the Attorney General.
IDF representatives have approached the Shin Bet with a request to join an investigation related to the film NAZA ("Collateral Damage"), which has sparked widespread international resonance. The focus is on the possible use of classified materials from Unit 8200 (signals intelligence), on whose activities a significant part of the film is based. The Shin Bet has not yet joined the probe, awaiting an official request after a decision by the Military Advocate General, Itai Ofir, made jointly with the Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara. The approach to the Shin Bet is a continuation of measures ordered on September 14, 2026, by the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir. He instructed the Military Advocate General to examine possible legal actions regarding the film and those involved in its creation. Separately, issues of information security are being examined, including the possibility of a leak of classified materials. An inter-agency and interdisciplinary team has been formed to study the allegations, led by the head of the IDF Planning Directorate. The film, produced jointly with the British newspaper The Guardian, contains testimonies from 24 men and women who allegedly served in Unit 8200. They speak about IDF actions during the war in the Gaza Strip. The authors make allegations related to the policy of collateral damage, strikes, targeted killings, and the use of AI systems. The IDF rejects these claims, calling some of them false, distorted, and detached from reality. The investigation has begun, although Israeli bodies have so far been unable to obtain a full copy of the film. Particular concern is raised by the possibility that secret or publication-restricted information was used. Simultaneously, Israel has launched an international information campaign: the Foreign Ministry distributed a document claiming that the film "turns the truth on its head" and constitutes "Hamas propaganda disguised as documentary cinema."