Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the country's attorney general and the head of the Shin Bet security service to reveal the identities of soldiers and officers interviewed in the investigative documentary NAZA and prosecute them for causing 'harm to Israel's diplomatic and security interests.' This directive, reported by both The Guardian and Haaretz, follows the film's premiere at the Venice International Film Festival where it won the special jury prize.

Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor holding their special jury prize trophy at the Venice International Film Festival
The directors of NAZA with their award at Venice, where the film premiered.www.theguardian.com

Shows the directors receiving recognition for the documentary that Netanyahu wants to prosecute interviewees for.

The documentary NAZA, directed by Oscar-winning filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by The Guardian, details Israel's mass killing of civilians in Gaza and takes its name from an acronym used euphemistically by Israeli intelligence to indicate how many civilians it expects to be killed in an airstrike. After receiving the longest ovation in the festival's history, the film is scheduled for release in more than 50 countries, including the UK and the US.

Still from the NAZA documentary showing two young men speaking in shadow before a night city skyline
A scene from NAZA depicting civilians in Gaza, illustrating the film's allegations of mass killings.www.theguardian.com

Relates to documentary's content about mass killing of civilians in Gaza, as described in paragraph 2.

Netanyahu's order has provoked strong reactions, including threats to strip the film's directors of their Israeli citizenship and accusations of treason. Government supporters have picketed Szor's parents' home in Savyon, chanting 'Death sentence to traitors.' While Shin Bet head David Zini and IDF Chief of Staff Lt Gen Eyal Zamir denounced the film as an 'attack on the state of Israel' spreading 'lies and blood libels,' the military advocate general, Itai Ofir, noted that criminal prosecution would require evidence of security violations or disclosure of classified material, although disciplinary measures remain possible. Journalists' groups have condemned the moves as intimidation aimed at diverting attention from the film's allegations about Palestinian civilian deaths.

Graffiti on a wall in Ashdod showing Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor with the Hebrew word for traitors painted red over their images
Graffiti accusing the NAZA directors of treason, appearing after Netanyahu's order to prosecute interviewees.www.theguardian.com

Connects to threats and picketing mentioned in paragraph 3, linking the directors to accusations of treason.