NAZA Glossary: Lavender, Habsora, Collateral Damage and Other Terms
NAZA uses military, intelligence and legal language that can obscure more than it explains. This glossary gives short definitions and links to deeper pages where the terms are disputed.
NAZA
A term associated in the documentary and official debate with anticipated civilian harm or “collateral damage” connected to a strike.
Lavender
An AI-based program that, according to +972 Magazine, marks people as suspected operatives of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The IDF says Lavender is a database for cross-referencing intelligence sources and not a list of approved targets.
Habsora / The Gospel
According to +972 Magazine, The Gospel is an AI system that marks buildings and structures, while Lavender marks people. +972 Magazine and Local Call covered it in a November 2023 investigation.
Where’s Daddy?
A name reported for a process used to track certain suspected individuals, including when they were at home.
Target development
The process of gathering and validating information about a potential military objective before any operational decision.
Collateral damage
Incidental harm to civilians or civilian objects expected from an attack on a military objective. The phrase does not determine whether an attack is lawful.
Proportionality
The rule prohibiting attacks expected to cause incidental civilian harm excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated.
Distinction
The obligation to distinguish civilians and civilian objects from combatants and military objectives.
Precautions
Feasible steps taken in planning and conducting attacks to reduce civilian harm.