A three-part ZDF Studios documentary tracing the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, the hostage crisis that followed, and Israel's military response, combining testimony from Israeli survivors and families with the accounts of Gaza residents affected by the war.
▶ Watch Free on YouTube 🔍 Find more docsUnlike most entries on this list, this deliberately includes voices from both sides of the Gaza-Israel divide — hostage families and Israeli soldiers alongside Gaza residents and even a Hamas spokesperson. That structural choice makes it one of the more balanced attempts to document the full scope of the day and its aftermath, rather than a single-perspective account.
If this dual-perspective structure interested you, We Will Dance Again and #NOVA focus tightly on the Israeli survivor experience, while this series widens the lens considerably.
| Region | Available | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | ✅ | YouTube (Free) |
| Australia | ✅ | YouTube (Free) |
| United States | ✅ | YouTube (Free) |
| United Kingdom | ✅ | YouTube (Free) |
| Canada | ✅ | YouTube (Free) |
| Ireland | ✅ | YouTube (Free) |
