Oct 12, 2023, 01:46 PM IST

5 must-watch films and shows with backdrop of Israel-Palestine conflict

DNA WEB DESK

Israel witnessed a surprise and unprecedented attack when Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, fired 5000 rockets in the southern parts of the nation on October 7.

These attacks, made by Palestinian militant groups led by Hamas, were named Operation Al-Aqsa Storm. The counterattack fom Israel is named Operation Iron Swords.

As the war between Israel and Palestine grows with each passing day, here are 5 movies and shows with the backdrop of this Middle Eastern conflict.

Fauda -  Israeli actor Lior Raz, who stars in the show, shared a video of himself from the warzone, evading exploding bombs in a mission to extract trapped families.

Munich - The Steven Spielberg film depicted the 1972 Munich massacre in which Palestinian miliant organisation Black September killed two members of Israeli Olympics team at the Munich Olympics.

The Spy - Sacha Baron Kohen plays Eli Cohen aka Kamel Amin Thaabe, the Mossad spy in the Netflix miniseries which also shows Israel-Palestine conflict. 

Waltz With Bashir - The Israeli animated docudrama is based during the 1982 Lebanon War, that began after a series of attacks between Palestine Liberation Organization and Israeli Defence Forces.

The Angel - This Israeli spy thriller film is based during the 1967 Six-Day War or the Arab-Israeli war, that was one of the major reason behind the Israeli-Plaestine conflict.