Israeli mobs gather outside homes of NAZA Gaza film directors

Violent Israeli mobs gathered outside the family homes of the Israeli Oscar-winning filmmakers behind the new Naza documentary, which details Tel Aviv's genocide in Gaza and alleged war crimes carried out by Israeli soldiers.

Around a dozen Israelis were filmed shouting threatening chants outside the home of Rachel Szor's parents in central Israel late on Wednesday, calling the director a "traitor".

Other footage showed the mobs shouting "death penalty for traitors" outside the home, while reports said that hours earlier, messages had been shared calling for more people to gather outside the house and for violence.

The development came after Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar said on Wednesday that he had called on Israeli intelligence to investigate the documentary, including the testimonies featured in it.

Zohar also made a formal request to Israeli immigration authorities, asking them to assess whether the citizenship of directors Yuval Abraham and Szor could be revoked over possible treason.

In his request to Israeli intelligence, he called on the chief to find out "who provided the materials, how they were obtained, whether security or operational information was used unlawfully, and whether enemy actors or people acting on their behalf – including Hamas – were involved in transferring them."

Protestors tonight gathered outside the home of the parents of Rachel Szor, in the affluent town of Savyon, (when she is not there, she is abroad) one the directors of the NAZA movie and are terrorizing them and counter-demonstrators by calling for their death. This is what… pic.twitter.com/jHqSqyUw05

— Shaiel Ben-Ephraim (@academic_la)

September 17, 2026

The film contains conversations the directors had with 24 different military or intelligence whistleblowers who spoke on condition of anonymity.

It takes its name from a euphemism used by Israeli intelligence to indicate the number of civilians expected to be killed in an airstrike, and has been widely praised for its impact.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said on Wednesday that he would introduce two bills to punish those who allegedly slander the Israeli army abroad.

Israeli media reported on Wednesday that one bill would introduce the option of revoking a person's citizenship, while the second would increase the amount they could be sued for if found guilty of defamation.

While the Naza film has not yet been released everywhere and is not available on streaming platforms because it is still on the international film festival circuit, it has stirred widespread debate.

Israel's Channel 12 reported, however, that Tel Aviv is changing its strategy and response to the film based on an internal memo obtained by the outlet. The new strategy is based on the belief that the film has not generated a significant reaction abroad and that Israeli backlash is giving it more exposure.

"Currently, the aggressive response from Israel is causing the conversation to move from the movie itself to accusations that Israel doesn't allow freedom of speech," an Israeli army source told Channel 12. "Therefore, we are lowering our media profile."

Israel's genocidal war on Gaza has killed more than 73,600 Palestinians and wounded over 174,500 others since October 2023. The majority of the victims have been civilians.