BESIEGED WEST BANK

HOW PALESTINIAN LIFE HAS BEEN SHAKEN AFTER 7 OCTOBER 2023

RSI – SSR (16 MIN)

Versione integrale in italiano – Falò RSI (16 min)

Watch the full film on YouTube – multi-language subtitles and English dubbing (16 min)

After 7 October 2023, life for Palestinians in the West Bank changed dramatically. Settler attacks, harassment, army raids and demolitions have become constant — a campaign which, according to human rights groups, has one aim: to displace them and take over their land.

Since 2023, settler outposts have taken control of more than 75,000 hectares, more than 5,000 attacks have left over 5,000 people injured and 133 communities displaced, and 64 Palestinians have been killed during settler attacks.

The film tells the stories of Khirbet al-Dabba, where families who lost their homes to demolitions now live in caves; of Wadi al-Rahim, where a family of ten was besieged by settlers and the army for three weeks; and of the Christian village of Taybeh, where farmers and an international delegation were attacked, and where Bedouins now live behind barbed wire to protect themselves.

OCTOBER 2026

Direction
Davide Mattei

Cinematography
Jeremy Portnoi, Davide Mattei

Editing
Sascha Engel, Davide Mattei

Field Producer
Ahmad Al-Bazz

Production
Mammut Productions