‘I say bye to my kids, in case we don’t wake up’ – two Gazans film year under Israeli attack

Within days of Israel launching its warfare successful Gaza past October, 2 Palestinians began filming their regular lives for the BBC. Aya fled to the southbound of the territory to find safety, Khalid chose to enactment successful the north. Between them, they papers explosions, aggregate evacuations, deaths and the trauma experienced by children caught up successful the conflict.

Among the profoundly quality scenes, Khalid captures however his children's play has been affected by their vulnerability to the warfare portion Aya films her affectional absorption to news, received from afar, that her location has been destroyed.

More past 42,000 Palestinians person been killed successful Gaza arsenic a effect of Israeli subject action, the Hamas-run wellness ministry says. It comes aft astir 1,200 radical were killed successful Hamas's 7 October attacks connected Israel.

Aya and Khalid's stories are 2 of 4 featured successful a caller BBC World Service and Storyville documentary, Life and Death successful Gaza.

Life and Death successful Gaza tin beryllium seen successful the UK from Tuesday 15 October connected BBC Two and iPlayer. The movie forms portion of a radical of programmes connected BBC Two and BBC Four, and connected iPlayer, marking 1 twelvemonth connected from 7 October and the warfare betwixt Israel and Hamas. Another BBC Storyville, Surviving October 7th: We Will Dance Again is besides disposable to ticker connected iPlayer.