• Palestinian actors and crew members shoot a scene for TV drama 'Qabdat al-Ahrar', meaning 'First of the Free' in Arabic, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on February 3. All photos: Fatima Shbair / Getty Images
    Palestinian actors and crew members shoot a scene for TV drama 'Qabdat al-Ahrar', meaning 'First of the Free' in Arabic, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on February 3. All photos: Fatima Shbair / Getty Images
  • The series will air during Ramadan on more than 15 Palestinian and Arab satellite channels.
    The series will air during Ramadan on more than 15 Palestinian and Arab satellite channels.
  • The series is Hamas's response to some of Israel's hit TV shows such as 'Fauda', which has proven popular with viewers on Netflix, HBO and Apple TV.
    The series is Hamas's response to some of Israel's hit TV shows such as 'Fauda', which has proven popular with viewers on Netflix, HBO and Apple TV.
  • The drama is based on events that occurred in the Gaza Strip in 2018.
    The drama is based on events that occurred in the Gaza Strip in 2018.
  • The series revisits an Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip that resulted in the deaths of seven Hamas fighters and an Israeli officer.
    The series revisits an Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip that resulted in the deaths of seven Hamas fighters and an Israeli officer.
  • A cameraman makes sure he captures all of the action on set.
    A cameraman makes sure he captures all of the action on set.
  • Soldiers stand guard in one scene.
    Soldiers stand guard in one scene.
  • Productions in Gaza do not use Israeli actors, which means studios recruit local actors to play Israelis.
    Productions in Gaza do not use Israeli actors, which means studios recruit local actors to play Israelis.
  • Thirty episodes are scheduled to be shot by April.
    Thirty episodes are scheduled to be shot by April.

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Gaza TV studio produces series in response to Israeli shows – in pictures

'First of the Free' is Hamas' response to Israeli hits such as 'Fauda' and revisits a military operation in the Gaza Strip in which an Israeli officer was killed

The National

February 05, 2022

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Updated: February 05, 2022, 11:01 AM
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