Al Jazeera’s digital documentary series, Close Up, reached out to Palestinians in Gaza in November and asked them to record whatever they could over the course of a day, on any devices that still worked. Because who better to tell the stories of life in Gaza than the people themselves who are living there through the horror of siege and war?

This compilation of people’s moments provides a snapshot of just one of these 70 days of war, where even the most mundane of tasks, like showering, doing laundry, and preparing meals, has become impossibly hard. Where fear is constant and palpable, that at any moment death could strike from above, as Israel relentlessly bombs the entire length of the besieged strip from morning to night.

The result is a story of resilience and courage.

Credits

Filmed by:

Motaz Azaiza

Hind Khoudary

Belal Khaled

Rahaf Shamaly

Jana Shamaly

Tasneem Ahel

Youmna ElSayed

Joury ElSayed

Masa Abu Aziza

Abdullah Almajaida

Directed by:

Tierney Bonini

Antonia Perello

Produced by:

Yara Eid

Ruwaida Amer

Edited by:

Antonia Perello

Catherine Hallinan

Ahmad Samara

Music composer:

Hussam Aliwat

Senior Editor:

Donald Cameron