A movie depicting the Israeli military's attack on Gaza causes a stir, with controversy surrounding the director's citizenship being revoked.

[Cairo Current Affairs] A documentary film that collects testimonies that the targets of the Israeli army's attack on Gaza, the Palestinian autonomous region, were selected with the assumption that many civilians would be involved is causing a stir. Israel's Netanyahu government reacted strongly, with cabinet members calling for the film director's citizenship to be revoked.

The movie is ``Naza,'' directed by Israelis Yuval Abraham and Rahel Shor. It is taken from an Israeli military term that refers to the expected number of civilian casualties. On the 12th, it won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival.

Through interviews with military and intelligence officials, testimony was gathered that an attack plan that predicted 500 collateral damage per target had been approved. There are also depictions that artificial intelligence (AI) was used to select targets.

They also co-directed ``No Other Land,'' a film about Palestinians who are expelled from the West Bank, which won last year's Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

The Israeli military denies what Naza has pointed out. Culture Minister Zohar announced on X (formerly Twitter) on the 13th, ``We will take immediate action to revoke (both directors') citizenship.'' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also posted on the 16th that he would move forward with legislation to revoke the citizenship of "people who slander soldiers."

Netanyahu's government has been criticized domestically for failing to prevent the Islamic group Hamas from raiding Israel in October 2023, which triggered the attack on Gaza. The government's reaction seems to indicate that it is trying to solidify its support base as the general election approaches on the 27th of next month.