Netanyahu demands prosecution of Israeli soldiers in Gaza documentary
Netanyahu is pushing to unmask and prosecute the anonymous soldiers who testified in a new Gaza documentary, a dangerous turn for the two Israeli filmmakers now facing death threats.
- The film features two dozen anonymous Israeli soldiers describing strikes that killed large numbers of civilians to hit single targets.
- Soldiers say an AI targeting system picked targets, often wrongly, and strikes were timed for when targets went home to their families.
- Netanyahu has demanded investigations for leaking secrets and defaming Israel, and wants the participants put on trial.
- The two Israeli directors have left the country and been warned not to return after crowds outside a family home called for them to be hanged.
- Israeli opinion is largely rejecting the film's claims, and roughly half of those polled want it banned.
Outlook: The filmmakers are likely to stay in exile while Israel's legal pressure on the soldiers who spoke out builds.