The military stated that evacuation warnings do not authorize it to disregard civilians who remain in a target area, though it reviews strike outcomes to investigate unintended harm. To address the allegations in the film, which the IDF claims lacked proper fact-checking and source verification, the agency has released a new database for public review.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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IDF Denies Civilian Casualty Allowances in Naza Film Response
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The Israel Defense Forces called the movie "Naza" a distorted and misleading portrayal of how military targets are approved for strikes in Gaza. In a point-by-point response, the IDF denied the existence of automatic casualty allowances for 20 or 200 civilians and stated that no strike has been approved with an expected death toll of 500 civilians. Military officials asserted that human intelligence officers and commanders make the final decision on targets and that the "Lavender" system is an analytical database rather than a strike list.
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