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A six-year-old Gaza girl’s desperate phone call to the Palestinian Red Crescent haunted Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania and inspired her to make The Voice of Hind Rajab, a film that uses real emergency audio to explore empathy, accountability, and the human impact of the Gaza crisis.
The body of a 6-year-old Palestinian girl, along with five family members and two ambulance workers, was found after being trapped under Israeli military fire in Gaza for 12 days. The Palestine Red Crescent Society accused Israel of deliberately targeting the ambulance sent to rescue the girl, despite prior coordination. Audio clips revealed the girl's desperate pleas for help as the conflict in Gaza continues, with the Israeli military facing international criticism over civilian casualties.
Gaza's Al-Quds Hospital, which was housing 500 patients and providing shelter for 14,000 displaced people, is "no longer operational" due to Israeli shelling and a lack of fuel and power. Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, is also in a dire situation, with power outages causing deaths and rendering operating rooms unusable. Israeli soldiers have surrounded the building, trapping hundreds of ill patients inside. The situation has prompted calls for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid, with the World Health Organization urging an immediate halt to the conflict.