Israeli group disrupts Delft screening of Gaza documentary Naza

A premiere screening of the documentary Naza, which investigates the killing of civilians by the Israeli military in Gaza, was interrupted in a Delft cinema on Thursday afternoon by a woman taking a microphone and addressing the audience about the October 7 massacres.

She stood in front of the screen midway through the film and began describing how her family members were murdered during the Hamas attacks that sparked the Gaza war in 2023.

The crowd booed her off stage, the microphone was disabled, some shouted “shame on you”, though some applauded her. The woman’s name is Sabine Taasa, a French-Israeli citizen from a town near the Gaza strip and who lost her husband and a son during the attacks.

An Israeli activist group Ad Kan accompanied Taasa to the screening. The group describes itself as former army and intelligence officers who infiltrate and obstruct what they say are anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic activities in foreign countries.

Another member tried to project footage from the October 7 attacks in the cinema while Taasa spoke, according to broadcaster NOS.

Naza, which has been lauded by critics, consists of anonymous interviews with 24 members of Israeli intelligence and military services. They describe how they attacked Gaza, how AI systems were used to select targets, and the policies toward collateral damage and loss of innocent life.

Some describe killing hundreds of civilians at a time to target single military figures; others describe using surveillance techniques to wait for militants to be at home with their families before striking – a tactic known as “where’s daddy”.

Israeli officials have condemned the film, with prime minister Netanyahu pledging to strip the film makers of their citizenship. Other military figures have disputed the claims made in the film and branded it propaganda.

Dutch-Israeli relations have been strained recently over the decision to ban imports of goods from illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. Dutch diplomats have had their status stripped in response.