The truth about IDF technologies: who and how chooses targets

The article refutes the claims of the scandalous film NAZA that the IDF uses AI for automatic target selection without human control. A security source states that approval for a strike with 500 civilian casualties is impossible, and collateral damage is measured in dozens. It is emphasized that even the most advanced technologies undergo double verification: by an intelligence officer and an operations officer.

The article, published on the Vesty website, represents the response of Israeli security services to the scandalous film NAZA, which won an award at the Venice Film Festival. The film, based on interviews with 24 former soldiers of the cyber intelligence unit 8200, claims that the IDF uses artificial intelligence for automatic target selection, leading to mass civilian casualties. In one fragment, an anonymous source speaks of "approval for 500 killed." A source in the IDF categorically denies these claims, stating that approval for a strike with such a number of civilian casualties is impossible. He explains that collateral damage is measured in dozens, not hundreds, and that for each level of casualties, approval from a commander of the appropriate rank is required. The article emphasizes that AI technologies are used only as an auxiliary tool, and the final decision is always made by humans: the target must be approved by an intelligence officer and then by an operations officer. It is also noted that the IDF has not yet received a copy of the film for official comment, which raises suspicions among security sources. The military fears that the film could negatively affect relations between soldiers and encourage the disclosure of classified information. The article also references other publications criticizing the film, calling it a "blood libel."