Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly’s 2020 short film follows the interactions…
Ambulance
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Mohamed, 24, aspires to make films in Gaza City, despite the lack of water, electricity, and closed borders that are part of every ‘normal’ day under the 7-year Israeli blockade of Gaza. While many young people dream of leaving Gaza, Mohamed wants to help. When he hears the news of a new Israeli offensive on Gaza in July 2014 he decides he cannot merely ‘wait for death’ but must do something and joins an ambulance crew to document the war.
Mohamed comes of age among broken bodies, terrified families, and the constant risk of sudden death. He has never witnessed the effects of violence up-close. Within the first few days of war, he finds himself helping victims of a massacre. It felt like being in the middle of a theatre play. "I saw blood. I tasted the pain in the eyes of women, fear in the faces of children. To whom could I show these images that are not merely images?"
The ambulance team is led by captain Abu Marzouq who saved lives in many of Gaza’s wars. At first, the captain is intense and a little intimidating, not much of a talker, and each day Abu Marzouq and the crew are at the eye of the storm. When four 9-year old boys are hit by a missile on Gaza Beach, they are one of the first ambulance crews on the scene. Mohamed cannot tell his family what he’s going through. He begins to feel close to his crewmates, who joke and encourage one another despite the fear. Abu Marzouq takes Mohamed into his confidence, and Mohamed discovers a man full of life and love for his co-workers.
The turning point comes when Mohamed and his team are hit by a bomb while inside a building. Abo Marzouq is injured and while waiting to find out if he is going to be ok, Mohamed struggles with despair and the urge to run away. Was this really worth it? I felt like running away, but there was nowhere to run.
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Main credits
Jabaly, Mohamed (film director)
Jabaly, Mohamed (screenwriter)
Jabaly, Mohamed (narrator)
Berger, John Arvid (film producer)
Other credits
Cinematography, Mohamed Jabaly; editing, Nanna Frank Møller; music, Gaute Barlindhaug.
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Who's been hit?
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Watch out!
There's glass on the floor.
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-Which house got hit?
-I don't know...
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Oh... The Nakhala family's house?
The Nakhala house.
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The Nakhala house is
completely destroyed. In ruins.
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-Oh my God!
-Be careful, they might attack again.
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-They will not attack now.
-I hope they're not in the house.
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-Don't go outside!
-No, I won't go out. I won't.
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-Are there any injured?
-The house is full of people.
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My mom is inside. And my wife.
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Mom!
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Calm down, calm down.
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Be quiet. We need to listen.
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Nobody can hear anything.
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Mohammed, leave it. We don't need it.
Be quiet, we need to listen.
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-Come on, pull it!
-What are you doing?
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Somebody should move this wall
so we can pull this out.
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Pull what out?
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If you don't have anything to do,
then leave.
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Go out. We'll use the digger.
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Tell the digger to wait.
There are still people here.
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It's a drone rocket. Be careful.
There may be fragments in the street.
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-Where was the attack?
-It's close by this street.
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-Which house?
-The Habeebs' house.
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-We're their neighbors. We evacuated.
-You evacuated?
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What do you think
of what is happening?
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Ah... Not now.
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What do you think?
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May God make us stronger
and grant us victory.
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-Abu Marzouq, tell me what you think.
-It's generosity from God.
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Now seriously, what do you think?
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Warplanes are attacking
people's houses. What do you think?
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May God protect us.
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As paramedics, what's your opinion
on what is going on?
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Like I told you, it is the generosity
of God. God made us resilient.
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It's close!
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They will invade us.
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If they keep bombing like this,
they will eventually invade the city.
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Be careful. Get back here.
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Take the camera and film me.
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Gaza is now under attack
from four Israeli air raids.
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We are trying to find out exactly
where the bombings are taking place.
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Ramadan is now beginning.
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I ask God to have mercy on us.
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I am close, I am closer to you now.
I will be there soon.
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Where? Where?
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Get closer, closer.
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Go! Go, guys!
Go and bring out the injured.
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What's up?
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Go inside. There are injured
in this house. Hurry up!
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Get more stretchers.
Bring the stretchers.
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Shine the light on him.
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Move away from him! Move away!
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There is no God but Allah.
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Move, move!
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There is no God but Allah.
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Sit down. Sit down!
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It's important to get
to the seriously injured first.
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Help him.
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Let me help you, and you'll be fine.
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We have arrived.
Give him some room.
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-Open the door, open it.
-Move, move.
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Open up, make some room.
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Go inside.
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Bring more stretchers.
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He's still alive. Make some room.
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Calm him down.
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There is no God but Allah.
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Calm down, ma'am.
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Excuse me, everybody. Please get out.
We need space.
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Let's change the tire.
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What's this?
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-A bone fragment from his leg.
-A bone fragment?
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They're damaged.
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The injured were here
and an old woman said: "Examine me!"
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Another guy said: "Examine me!"
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Everyone grabbed me, saying:
"Examine me."
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How do you feel
after that experience?
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I don't know.
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There were many injured there.
It was like a massacre.
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It was a massacre.
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A massacre.
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Allah is sufficient for us
and he is our guardian.
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Thank God.
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There was a new bombing
in the middle of the Gaza Strip.
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We are on the phone with our reporter
Hassan, Al Salam Alaikom.
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Alaikom Salam.
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The bombs are heard
all over Gaza City.
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What do you know about
the bombing downtown?
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A missile was launched. At the
moment, at least one missile is...
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The houses around were not evacuated.
We heard screaming-
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- when a drone or an apache fired
a missile into the neighbor house.
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This is where the nightmare started.
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Look, the window frame popped out.
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Oh no.
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The washing machine was new.
I haven't even paid it off yet.
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I bought it three months ago
along with the dishwasher.
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And the dishwasher is
from the Samsung store.
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-Show him the bathroom.
-Okay.
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My husband's an old man. He can't
move. He's in bed all the time.
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We carried him out. They attacked
again when we were carrying him.
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I feel sorry for you, ma'am.
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Show him the mirror.
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Thank God.
The washing machine is okay.
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They ought to warn us one day before.
One hour before.
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That way, we could take precautions
or evacuate.
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-Is this your room?
-Yes. It's our room. It was our room.
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These are clothes worn
when celebrating Eid.
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I don't think
they can be used for Eid now.
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At least we will be alive
to celebrate Eid.
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Oh, thank God.
Your jeans are still okay.
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We need to find out how many barrels
got destroyed on the roof.
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Don't touch it.
Thank God we're all safe and sound.
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Father and son are killed.
Mohamed and his father are gone.
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Father and son are killed.
Mohamed and his father are gone.
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-X-ray or operation?
-X-ray.
00:21:44.600 --> 00:21:48.040
Are you a member of the family?
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God is the greatest!
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-Bring water.
-He fainted.
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Carry him to a bed.
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-Is this his father?
-No, it's not him.
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No, this is the first one
who came by ambulance.
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Move, move.
00:22:49.880 --> 00:22:55.400
Press, stand back! Stand back!
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Move, move.
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Quickly, take him to the ICU.
00:23:14.200 --> 00:23:17.680
Press, stop now! Stop!
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Excuse me! Stop. Enough is enough.
We have to concentrate on the boy.
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-We need to show this to the world.
-Get out. Enough is enough.
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Let's get out.
00:23:42.720 --> 00:23:47.280
-Prepare the stretchers.
-Let's get out!
00:25:14.080 --> 00:25:19.120
Move away. Make room, make room.
00:25:29.040 --> 00:25:31.720
Put them in here. In here!
00:25:34.560 --> 00:25:40.480
-What did you see?
-Two missiles hit the beach.
00:25:40.560 --> 00:25:45.560
People say that the guy working here
was playing football with the kids.
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Four children were killed
playing on Gaza beach.
00:26:10.120 --> 00:26:13.000
Let's go, guys.
00:28:28.320 --> 00:28:32.640
The attack is over there.
I see the smoke.
00:28:33.520 --> 00:28:36.640
-Where?
-Over there, in the tower.
00:28:36.720 --> 00:28:39.480
Here it is. Do you see it?
00:28:40.560 --> 00:28:44.120
..so far there are no injured...
00:28:45.080 --> 00:28:48.320
Be careful.
00:28:52.400 --> 00:28:54.400
Here, here.
00:28:56.480 --> 00:29:00.280
-Here, over there.
-They attacked our apartment.
00:29:04.240 --> 00:29:06.640
What happened?
00:29:30.600 --> 00:29:33.640
The balcony wasn't hit.
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It hit here.
00:29:43.920 --> 00:29:46.840
The missile hit here.
00:29:49.960 --> 00:29:52.880
Shine the light for me here.
00:29:53.880 --> 00:29:56.000
Shine the light on it.
00:30:16.760 --> 00:30:19.080
Answer, answer.
00:30:30.960 --> 00:30:32.960
Are you okay?
00:30:33.040 --> 00:30:35.280
Stop, stop, stop!
00:30:38.520 --> 00:30:41.400
They attacked us
when we were inside.
00:30:41.480 --> 00:30:43.560
Are there any injured inside?
00:30:47.320 --> 00:30:50.080
-Wait, Abu Marzouq is still inside!
-Is he inside?
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Get inside. Go straight.
Yes, like this.
00:31:03.960 --> 00:31:07.880
Are there others?
00:31:07.960 --> 00:31:10.720
Go with them.
I will stay with Abu Marzouq.
00:31:28.880 --> 00:31:32.040
Bring more stretchers.
00:31:45.520 --> 00:31:48.320
Abu Marzouq?
00:31:48.400 --> 00:31:51.360
Wait a second!
00:31:55.040 --> 00:31:56.920
Is there anybody inside?
00:31:57.000 --> 00:32:00.800
-Abu Marzouq got hit.
-Abu Marzouq got hit?
00:32:02.640 --> 00:32:04.520
Calm down!
00:32:04.600 --> 00:32:07.040
Abu Marzouq,
the captain of our unit, got hit!
00:32:08.960 --> 00:32:11.800
Examine him!
They attacked the tower.
00:32:11.880 --> 00:32:15.920
-The rubble fell down on us.
-They attacked while we were inside.
00:32:16.000 --> 00:32:18.120
They attacked again.
00:32:18.200 --> 00:32:20.200
It was the second attack?
00:32:20.280 --> 00:32:25.240
We were inside trying to help people
when they attacked again.
00:32:26.440 --> 00:32:30.120
Who is this? Who is this?
Samer, are you okay?
00:32:30.200 --> 00:32:32.600
All the rubble fell on my back.
I don't know what happened.
00:32:34.840 --> 00:32:37.960
Abu Marzouq?
00:32:38.040 --> 00:32:40.800
How are you?
00:32:41.800 --> 00:32:43.960
Check that I'm okay.
00:32:48.800 --> 00:32:51.080
Check that I'm okay.
00:32:51.160 --> 00:32:53.320
-Where does it hurt?
-Here, in my arm.
00:32:53.400 --> 00:32:57.080
-Which tower?
-The Dawood Tower.
00:33:04.960 --> 00:33:07.160
We'll X-ray your arm.
00:33:08.600 --> 00:33:12.920
-Try to understand, he will be fine.
-How is Abu Marzouq?
00:33:19.240 --> 00:33:22.280
We are going to call Manal for you.
00:33:25.240 --> 00:33:29.360
Are you fine? Or not yet!
00:33:29.440 --> 00:33:33.800
Are you filming us? She is great.
00:33:36.480 --> 00:33:38.840
Those of you who are with him
for the next couple of days,-
00:33:38.920 --> 00:33:43.360
- remember to give him iodine
like this every day.
00:33:43.440 --> 00:33:46.040
Yes, yes.
00:33:51.320 --> 00:33:54.480
-Thank God.
-Thank God you're safe.
00:33:54.560 --> 00:33:59.560
We went to rescue people.
Now we are being rescued.
00:34:03.400 --> 00:34:08.840
Thank God we're all safe and sound.
00:34:12.200 --> 00:34:14.840
Thank God you're safe.
00:34:33.520 --> 00:34:37.840
Being wounded,
how did you manage to drive?
00:34:37.920 --> 00:34:40.200
How did you do it?
00:34:41.560 --> 00:34:46.400
They hit the car and I ran away.
And I was worried and looked for you.
00:34:46.480 --> 00:34:50.520
I got hit on the head
while I was calling for you.
00:34:51.560 --> 00:34:53.840
Oh my God.
00:34:54.840 --> 00:34:57.320
Oh my God.
00:34:59.160 --> 00:35:01.640
You are great, Abu Marzouq.
What are you going to do?
00:35:01.720 --> 00:35:03.920
-Let's go home.
-No, I want to finish my shift.
00:35:04.000 --> 00:35:08.520
-No, lets go home.
-No, I want to continue.
00:35:11.280 --> 00:35:14.160
Enough is enough, dad. Let's go.
00:35:14.240 --> 00:35:18.640
Take the vests and drive them home.
00:35:18.720 --> 00:35:22.480
-I'll give the keys to Abo Nedal.
-Give them to Abed.
00:37:20.560 --> 00:37:25.160
We are Palestinians living in Egypt.
We have residence permits.
00:37:25.240 --> 00:37:27.960
We came here for a visit.
Why can't we go back?
00:37:28.040 --> 00:37:31.680
We have been stuck here
for five months. Why?
00:37:31.760 --> 00:37:39.280
We want to go back to our houses,
to our lives and jobs.
00:37:39.360 --> 00:37:45.000
My wife is Egyptian and has two kids.
They are with me. They rejected them.
00:37:45.080 --> 00:37:49.000
Due to my Palestinian passport,
they said no. She can travel alone,-
00:37:49.080 --> 00:37:51.480
- but the kids can't travel with her.
00:37:51.560 --> 00:37:54.280
She's of Egyptian origin.
Her whole family's there.
00:37:54.360 --> 00:37:59.680
She has not seen her family
for three years. Is that fair?
00:37:59.760 --> 00:38:06.240
This is unfair. The situation is bad.
Smile, you're in Gaza.
00:38:14.800 --> 00:38:19.280
-Ha ha, he's filming.
-Hey, man. What's up?
00:38:45.520 --> 00:38:50.600
We are Palestinian. God will help us.
00:38:52.200 --> 00:38:56.680
Tell him I want to go back home.
00:39:02.200 --> 00:39:06.440
I'm Egyptian.
I gave them our passports.
00:39:06.520 --> 00:39:10.680
They'll allow me to cross,
but not my Palestinian wife.
00:39:10.760 --> 00:39:15.600
Then what? Should I leave her?
Thank you.
00:39:15.680 --> 00:39:18.680
Tell them, tell everybody
you want to tell!
00:39:18.760 --> 00:39:21.600
They keep saying bring the patients.
00:39:21.680 --> 00:39:24.400
What a miserable situation
for the patients.
00:39:24.480 --> 00:39:28.640
My daughter needs a cochlear implant.
They wouldn't let her cross.
00:39:28.720 --> 00:39:35.320
Isn't it enough with the war
and the whole situation?
00:39:35.400 --> 00:39:39.760
-They do not want to help us.
-I want to go home!
00:39:39.840 --> 00:39:42.400
I'm sick of this life
and all these people.
00:39:42.480 --> 00:39:46.760
Stay in line, please.
Don't knock on the door.
00:39:46.840 --> 00:39:51.240
There are too few of us.
We can't process the patients.
00:39:51.320 --> 00:39:57.880
We don't have medical expertise.
Please stay in line.
00:39:57.960 --> 00:40:02.400
I'm not a doctor.
Patients should contact the hospital.
00:40:02.480 --> 00:40:09.480
You should contact the hospital and
travel officially with an ambulance.
00:40:10.160 --> 00:40:15.120
We have recidence permits.
All of us should be allowed to cross.
00:40:19.440 --> 00:40:23.680
Now the whole day has been a waste.
The whole day.
00:40:36.120 --> 00:40:41.360
Unfortunately, we have just been
informed by the Egyptian side-
00:40:41.440 --> 00:40:44.520
- that the border
will not be opened today.
00:40:44.600 --> 00:40:49.160
We ask everybody to exit peacefully.
00:40:49.240 --> 00:40:55.040
All who submitted their passports can
get their passports back in the hall.
00:41:02.440 --> 00:41:05.760
We just came from Gaza.
They've bombed everything.
00:41:05.840 --> 00:41:09.920
Yesterday, on our way here, they were
bombing just above our heads.
00:41:10.000 --> 00:41:12.680
I saw two guys on motorcycles
get killed in front of me.
00:41:12.680 --> 00:41:15.200
People are dying here!
00:41:15.280 --> 00:41:20.040
Help me! It's not just me.
It's everybody's problem.
00:41:20.120 --> 00:41:22.880
Open the border, President Sisi.
You are a fucking asshole!
00:42:10.720 --> 00:42:17.480
Hello?
He hung up again...
00:42:17.560 --> 00:42:22.200
-Is it a 054 number?
-Yes. Numbers 054 and +308 are scary.
00:42:22.280 --> 00:42:24.960
It's really scary.
00:42:25.040 --> 00:42:27.200
Don't go into it.
00:42:27.280 --> 00:42:30.560
-I'm not!
-Don't be scared. It's okay.
00:42:30.640 --> 00:42:33.680
Should he answer the call?
00:42:35.040 --> 00:42:37.440
You don't have to answer
the call at all.
00:43:12.240 --> 00:43:15.400
-Film here. Film, film.
-Let me out.
00:43:25.240 --> 00:43:30.200
-There are no people inside.
-Yes, there are!
00:43:30.280 --> 00:43:34.280
-No, there are not!
-Let them go inside and check!
00:43:34.360 --> 00:43:37.800
-What happened?
-They phoned us and said:
00:43:37.880 --> 00:43:42.280
"Leave the house. We will attack."
Then the drone rocket hit.
00:43:42.360 --> 00:43:46.560
Then they attacked again.
This house, right here.
00:43:46.640 --> 00:43:50.880
They fired two drone rockets
a minute apart.
00:43:50.960 --> 00:43:55.200
And the third time,
they fired an F-16 missile.
00:43:55.280 --> 00:43:59.800
They gave us a one-minute warning.
00:43:59.880 --> 00:44:04.480
That is not a warning.
This is a disaster.
00:44:04.560 --> 00:44:08.840
We live next door.
Everybody got scared.
00:44:08.920 --> 00:44:11.320
It's not fair.
00:44:17.000 --> 00:44:22.640
Informants are telling the Israeli
air force which houses to attack.
00:44:22.720 --> 00:44:29.440
Netanyahu have ordered land troops
to invade Gaza.
00:44:29.520 --> 00:44:33.920
Israel says they are targeting
the secret tunnels of Hamas.
00:45:04.760 --> 00:45:09.440
They attacked us! They're killing us!
There are still people inside!
00:45:09.520 --> 00:45:14.920
Help us! Help us!
Send ambulances to help people!
00:45:45.560 --> 00:45:50.320
-Where are we now?
-In Almansora Street.
00:45:53.960 --> 00:45:57.440
He shouldn't go there.
00:45:57.520 --> 00:45:59.720
Shit.
00:45:59.800 --> 00:46:04.400
I suggest we go back.
The shooting is very loud.
00:46:12.840 --> 00:46:15.920
Escape, go back.
00:46:25.440 --> 00:46:28.160
-Should we get out?
-No.
00:46:33.880 --> 00:46:35.920
-What should we do?
-Should we go out?
00:46:36.000 --> 00:46:38.000
No.
00:46:39.200 --> 00:46:43.200
-It's dangerous.
-Abu Marzouq is coming.
00:46:45.960 --> 00:46:48.280
What's going on?
00:46:50.440 --> 00:46:52.840
Are we following them?
00:47:10.280 --> 00:47:12.720
What's going on?
00:47:16.120 --> 00:47:19.320
Abu Marzouq,
the situation is difficult.
00:47:32.880 --> 00:47:35.040
Stay calm.
Come on, hurry up and get in.
00:47:35.120 --> 00:47:37.080
Go out and tell them to get in.
Come on!
00:47:37.160 --> 00:47:40.880
Come on, get in.
00:47:40.960 --> 00:47:44.160
Come on. Hurry up, get in.
00:47:44.240 --> 00:47:49.520
Come on! Hurry up! Get in!
00:47:53.240 --> 00:47:55.880
What happened to you?
00:47:55.960 --> 00:48:03.240
They've attacked us with missiles
from sunset until now.
00:48:03.320 --> 00:48:05.920
We couldn't move.
All of us were in the same room.
00:48:06.000 --> 00:48:09.080
My cousins' two houses
were destroyed.
00:48:12.120 --> 00:48:17.680
Hello?
Yes, we just left with the ambulance.
00:48:51.240 --> 00:48:54.320
Now we are back in the same street.
00:49:02.760 --> 00:49:05.120
Go on, continue.
There are massacres ahead.
00:49:32.640 --> 00:49:37.240
Come on, get in.
Go and help them, hurry up.
00:49:43.720 --> 00:49:46.400
Come on, get inside.
00:49:46.480 --> 00:49:48.800
Wait a minute.
00:49:51.040 --> 00:49:56.080
-Abu Marzouq, take as many as we can.
-Come on, girls. Hurry up.
00:50:05.360 --> 00:50:09.440
Get inside and close the door.
Come on, hurry up!
00:50:09.520 --> 00:50:12.720
Come on, get inside! Hurry up, ma'am.
00:50:16.040 --> 00:50:18.560
Wait, we need more cars.
There are not enough.
00:50:18.640 --> 00:50:21.360
Come on, hurry up. Close the door.
00:50:28.000 --> 00:50:30.640
Faster. As fast as you can.
00:50:32.040 --> 00:50:34.360
Turn on the air conditioner for them.
00:50:37.080 --> 00:50:41.120
What a disaster. They have chased
people out of their homes.
00:50:41.200 --> 00:50:43.880
We're coming back.
00:50:50.840 --> 00:50:55.160
Now we are bringing both non-injured
and injured to the hospital.
00:50:55.240 --> 00:50:57.160
It's a devastating situation.
00:51:03.040 --> 00:51:05.680
Look, did you see that?
00:51:12.400 --> 00:51:16.560
It's been disastrous
for these people.
00:51:18.880 --> 00:51:21.360
-That's the ambulance I like.
-Where?
00:51:22.480 --> 00:51:25.720
-Do you want it?
-Yes, I like it. I want it.
00:51:26.680 --> 00:51:29.040
Life is beautiful.
00:51:30.040 --> 00:51:33.880
It is beautiful?
Is life beautiful?
00:51:35.320 --> 00:51:37.920
Say something. Just answer me.
00:51:57.160 --> 00:52:01.480
-Thank God you're safe, ma'am.
-Thank you, son.
00:52:13.960 --> 00:52:20.320
You should go to all the people
by the Shujaia intersection.
00:52:20.400 --> 00:52:22.640
Close to the Shujaia market.
There are so many people.
00:52:22.720 --> 00:52:26.920
There are 30 people. Go help them.
00:52:28.880 --> 00:52:31.320
Let's go. Come on, dude.
00:52:31.400 --> 00:52:35.480
Please go to
the Shujaia intersection. Hurry up!
00:52:40.760 --> 00:52:46.320
-Tell him it's dangerous.
-We can't go inside. It's dangerous!
00:52:46.400 --> 00:52:50.360
It is difficult to get there.
We can't go inside. It's dangerous.
00:52:50.440 --> 00:52:52.920
-It's dangerous to be there.
-Yes. Did you go there?
00:52:53.000 --> 00:52:55.000
Yes.
00:53:05.480 --> 00:53:10.680
-Get inside. Where do you want to go?
-Close to the money trading area.
00:53:13.200 --> 00:53:18.040
-Can you fit all 30 of us in there?
-Yes, just get inside.
00:53:19.200 --> 00:53:21.840
Oh my God, I feel dizzy.
00:53:24.920 --> 00:53:28.040
Turn around.
00:53:28.120 --> 00:53:30.800
Turn the car around.
00:53:31.600 --> 00:53:34.040
The shooting is very close.
00:53:36.080 --> 00:53:39.320
The shooting is very close.
00:53:40.640 --> 00:53:42.880
Oh dear.
00:53:56.800 --> 00:54:01.680
Here, here. Slowly, slowly.
00:54:01.760 --> 00:54:04.280
Thank God you're safe.
00:54:10.000 --> 00:54:15.440
They destroyed our house.
00:54:18.600 --> 00:54:22.920
Where am I to go now, son?
They destroyed our house.
00:54:26.400 --> 00:54:31.720
Where am I to go now, son?
They destroyed our house.
00:54:35.200 --> 00:54:37.920
Has my father arrived?
00:54:42.400 --> 00:54:47.320
Allah is sufficient for us
and he is our guardian!
00:54:48.360 --> 00:54:53.440
Be careful and don't move.
Who's still inside the ruins?
00:54:59.480 --> 00:55:01.440
Oh my God. Who else?
00:55:01.520 --> 00:55:04.560
There is a house
with old people who can't move.
00:55:04.640 --> 00:55:08.000
We're waiting for permission.
It's too dangerous to go without it.
00:55:08.080 --> 00:55:14.800
They can't walk.
You have to go and get them.
00:55:15.720 --> 00:55:18.240
Bye.
00:55:18.320 --> 00:55:23.240
My uncle's house was destroyed
with 12 people inside.
00:55:34.120 --> 00:55:38.240
The whole family got killed.
They're all gone.
00:55:38.320 --> 00:55:43.360
Allah is sufficient for us
and he is our guardian.
00:56:13.960 --> 00:56:17.160
Go directly to the church.
Go inside, hurry up.
00:56:38.920 --> 00:56:41.160
Where are the injured?
00:56:55.800 --> 00:56:58.320
Allah is sufficient for us
and he is our guardian.
00:56:58.400 --> 00:57:01.600
Why are they doing this to us? Why?
00:57:17.080 --> 00:57:20.440
There's another ambulance, ma'am.
00:57:31.040 --> 00:57:36.320
Adjust the mirror. Move it a bit.
00:58:30.400 --> 00:58:34.280
Hello? Hello? I don't know.
00:58:34.360 --> 00:58:38.800
They attacked the church. There were
a lot of people at our house.
00:58:38.880 --> 00:58:41.560
I don't know
what happened to our house.
00:58:43.240 --> 00:58:46.440
-Thank God you're safe.
-Don't be afraid.
00:58:58.760 --> 00:59:01.000
Oh dear.
00:59:03.640 --> 00:59:06.520
Look what's happened.
01:00:38.000 --> 01:00:41.600
We should be allowed to enter
at eight o'clock.
01:00:45.800 --> 01:00:49.040
We are waiting now
to go and check on our houses.
01:00:49.120 --> 01:00:52.720
We left the house with nothing,
almost naked.
01:00:52.800 --> 01:00:59.080
We need to get money
and a change of clothes.
01:00:59.160 --> 01:01:04.760
We need to check
if we can still live there or not.
01:01:06.520 --> 01:01:09.040
Look what happened in Shujaia.
01:01:09.120 --> 01:01:11.800
We left our houses
during the air raid.
01:01:11.880 --> 01:01:15.800
I don't think
our houses will be recognizable.
01:01:18.240 --> 01:01:24.400
-Are they going to let us in?
-We're not allowed to enter Shujaia.
01:01:37.520 --> 01:01:44.440
The Israelis called and said
nobody is allowed to go back.
01:01:44.520 --> 01:01:48.160
They're warning us
against going there.
01:01:48.240 --> 01:01:51.720
The Red Cross wants to enter alone.
The press can't go with them.
01:01:51.800 --> 01:01:54.680
-Where is the Red Cross crew?
-They haven't woken up yet.
01:01:54.760 --> 01:01:56.840
-Families are not allowed to go back?
-No.
01:01:56.920 --> 01:02:00.480
Civilians can't enter the targeted
areas. Other areas are allowed.
01:02:00.560 --> 01:02:02.840
But not where they have been bombing.
01:02:02.920 --> 01:02:05.480
-What about AlNazaz, AlBeltaji?
-It was bombed. Nobody can enter.
01:02:05.560 --> 01:02:08.560
-I live there. What am I to do?
-We want to go in ourselves.
01:02:08.640 --> 01:02:11.840
They say there are
private forces over there.
01:02:13.760 --> 01:02:15.880
We want to see it for ourselves.
01:02:15.960 --> 01:02:18.600
I just want to get
a mattress and blankets-
01:02:18.680 --> 01:02:23.680
- so I don't have to sleep
on the pavement.
01:02:37.320 --> 01:02:40.680
We're trying to make them understand
that it's dangerous for them.
01:02:40.760 --> 01:02:44.360
They're obstructing our work.
01:02:44.440 --> 01:02:50.160
They should stay away so that we can
dig out as many people as possible-
01:02:50.240 --> 01:02:52.120
- from the rubble.
01:02:59.160 --> 01:03:02.800
-This is an ambulance.
-Is that an ambulance?
01:03:02.880 --> 01:03:07.840
Get Hussien, get Hussien.
There is a dead body here.
01:03:09.440 --> 01:03:14.680
-Where is the guy? Where is he?
-Where inside?
01:03:19.640 --> 01:03:23.680
-I need a mask. Do you have a mask?
-No, I don't have any.
01:03:23.760 --> 01:03:30.000
-My father's inside.
-Wait, what did you say?
01:03:30.080 --> 01:03:36.160
My father is somewhere inside
along with everything we own.
01:03:46.440 --> 01:03:48.400
Not here.
01:03:48.480 --> 01:03:53.040
Can you smell anything?
I don't know where it's coming from.
01:03:53.120 --> 01:04:00.280
I just checked the house
and there's nobody inside.
01:04:08.000 --> 01:04:12.440
-Are you from Ayad family?
-No, Jammal.
01:04:12.520 --> 01:04:16.080
Three days ago, we removed
a dead body from this house.
01:04:16.160 --> 01:04:19.320
Did you check upstairs?
01:05:49.680 --> 01:05:54.760
-Gosh, it smells.
-Here, take my mask.
01:05:55.800 --> 01:05:59.000
Cover his back, cover his back.
Hold him.
01:05:59.080 --> 01:06:03.120
I've got him. Hold him, hold him.
01:06:03.200 --> 01:06:06.320
Be careful. The bricks are crumbling.
01:06:51.560 --> 01:06:56.240
Over there were the materials.
All of it is destroyed.
01:06:56.320 --> 01:07:01.560
The paper storage burned.
The battery factory is destroyed.
01:07:01.640 --> 01:07:06.760
Everything is gone. Gone.
01:07:13.640 --> 01:07:19.280
We came here during the ceasefire
and saw our factory destroyed.
01:07:20.680 --> 01:07:23.760
What have I done wrong?
I've been working for 30 years-
01:07:23.840 --> 01:07:28.040
- to build a better future
for my family and my country.
01:07:28.120 --> 01:07:30.920
Everything was destroyed in one day.
I went from being a millionaire-
01:07:31.000 --> 01:07:35.120
- to having nothing in one day.
This is unfair.
01:07:35.200 --> 01:07:39.880
How does this factory fight Israel?
What harm does this factory do?
01:08:12.200 --> 01:08:16.040
Oh flying bird
Going to my home
01:08:16.120 --> 01:08:20.240
My eyes follow you
And God's eyes protect you
01:08:20.320 --> 01:08:24.520
Oh you traveller
I am so jealous
01:08:24.600 --> 01:08:28.480
Palestine, my homeland
She is beautiful, praise God
01:08:28.560 --> 01:08:32.200
Show the people need
Respect during Eid
01:08:32.280 --> 01:08:35.720
Show the people need
Respect during Eid
01:08:35.800 --> 01:08:39.440
Show the people need
Respect during Eid
01:08:39.520 --> 01:08:42.760
Show the people need
Respect during Eid
01:11:46.440 --> 01:11:50.240
Happy Birthday to you
01:11:50.240 --> 01:11:53.400
Happy Birthday to Mohamed
01:11:53.480 --> 01:11:56.720
May God be with you on this day
01:11:56.800 --> 01:11:59.960
May God be with you,
Mohamed the Jabaly
01:12:00.040 --> 01:12:06.680
I ask God to let me live
to see you get married to a girl.
01:12:06.760 --> 01:12:08.920
Your bride.
01:12:50.440 --> 01:12:53.080
Move. They've attacked a car.
01:13:07.840 --> 01:13:10.400
He's still alive!
01:13:51.040 --> 01:13:56.560
Don't worry, brother. You'll be fine.
We'll be there soon.
01:13:59.640 --> 01:14:03.920
Don't worry, my friend.
You'll be fine.
01:14:04.000 --> 01:14:07.280
Don't worry, you'll be fine.
01:14:08.560 --> 01:14:13.920
-We have arrived.
-Don't worry, we have arrived.
01:14:54.360 --> 01:14:58.240
As a civilian, I want a ceasefire.
I don't want any war.
01:14:58.320 --> 01:15:02.120
I'm fed up with it.
We're tired of the war.
01:15:02.200 --> 01:15:05.200
Enough is enough. We don't want wars.
01:15:05.280 --> 01:15:12.200
Every day we have to evacuate
from our houses. I've had enough.
01:15:12.280 --> 01:15:17.720
I've really had enough.
We're tired of everything.
Distributor: First Hand Films
Length: 78 minutes
Date: 2016
Genre: Expository
Language: Arabic / English subtitles
Grade: College, Adults
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Closed Captioning: Not available
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