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Under Fire: Personal Stories from the Scorched Summer of 2006

Under Fire tells the stories of four Israeli families – two Arab and two Jewish – whose loved ones were killed during the Second Lebanon War in the Summer of 2006: a mother and her two daughters chatting in their yard; a young father working at the train depot; another father running to get his little girl a blanket; a lifeguard trying to save his mother and sister. Surviving family members share their eyewitness accounts, as well as their pleas for future peace. Their stories are told against the backdrop of authentic footage from the war, showing the devastation inflicted upon the Israeli civilian population. (Running time: 28 minutes) (In Hebrew, English and Russian) (Subtitled into: English, Hebrew, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Mandarin)

Scorched Summer: The Second Lebanon War Through Civilian Eyes

Scorched Summer shows the impact of the Second Lebanon War on Israel's civilian population. The facts of the war are presented through the lenses of citizens and visitors, personal stories of the injured and killed, and interviews of residents and emergency workers. The film tells humanitarian stories of lives thrown into turmoil or ended prematurely, including the story of Karnit Goldwasser, whose reserve-soldier husband, Udi, was kidnapped and murdered by Hezbollah. Scorched Summer contains 40 minutes of additional material not included in Under Fire. (Running time: 52 minutes) (In Hebrew and English) (Subtitled into English and, on the Internet, Hebrew)