Contains distressing content.
Whatever the outcome of tomorrow’s vote – it’s unlikely to bring respite to the people of Gaza. The trauma of October 7th has left little space in the Israeli psyche to contemplate the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed there, many of them women and children. More than fourteen hundred Gazans have been killed since the ceasefire last October – five of them today.
That ceasefire deal gave Israel control of just over half of the Strip. The plan was for them to eventually withdraw once Hamas disarms.
But Israeli control has now expanded to 64% – forcing more than 2 million Palestinians into an even smaller strip of land. The rubble of Gaza is now a tomb. Israel still doesn’t allow us in – so working with a Gazan filmmaker – we’ve followed efforts to retrieve the thousands of bodies trapped there. This is the kind of footage Israeli voters seldom see – and a warning, some of it is distressing.
Filmed by Amjad Al-Fayoumi
Produced by Yousef Hammash, Amelia Dunn
Executive Producer: Millicent Teasdale