Who Are the Sources in NAZA? Anonymous Interviewees, Reporting and Documents
NAZA is built around 24 anonymous Israeli military and intelligence interviewees, but the Guardian, which produced the film, says the reporting behind the documentary was broader than those on-screen voices. In October 2026 a Guardian spokesperson said the team had interviewed more than 100 sources and had used leaked classified documents and verification of specific strikes to assess the testimonies.
The 24 on-screen interviewees
The documentary visually conceals the identities of its military and intelligence interviewees. That allows people dealing with sensitive or classified systems to speak, but it also prevents viewers from independently checking their rank, role and proximity to final decision-making.
The broader reporting claim
After the IDF published criticism of the film, a Guardian spokesperson said the team had interviewed more than 100 sources familiar with IDF systems, including senior-ranking commanders. The spokesperson also cited leaked classified documents, detailed verification of specific strikes and corroboration from confidential sources who did not appear on camera.
What the IDF says about the sources
The IDF argues that many interviewees appear to describe limited, early intelligence stages rather than the later operational, legal and command stages that determine whether and how a strike occurs. The IDF therefore says the film generalizes beyond the interviewees’ areas of competence.
How readers should evaluate anonymous-source reporting
Anonymity does not make testimony false, and it does not make testimony true. Useful evaluation asks whether accounts are corroborated, whether the source had direct knowledge, whether documentary records exist, whether opposing evidence is addressed, and whether independent reporting reaches similar conclusions.