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"NAZA," a documentary examining Israel’s AI-powered mass killing in Gaza, recieved a 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on September 10. The response marks the longest-ever standing ovation at Venice, with the audience cheering and waving Palestinian flags. Directed by Israeli journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the film derives its title from an Israeli military term for pre-calculated civilian deaths permitted in an attack. Shot at night on Tel Aviv rooftops, the documentary exposes the systems behind the mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. It features interviews with Israeli intelligence officers detailing how AI-assisted targeting systems selected Palestinian targets using data extracted from thousands of hacked mobile phones. "NAZA" is competing for the Golden Lion award, scheduled to be presented on September 12