Unreported World: Temporada 2025, Episódio 5

2025 - 5: Gaza Weddings: Love Under Fire

In Gaza, young couples are getting married amid the destruction. Gaza is under siege, but some are determined to tie the knot anyway. Filmed from December 2024, Unreported World follows two couples trying to live and make plans in al-Mawasi in southern Gaza, which Israel says is a safe zone for the 1.9m displaced residents. There is also the work of wedding photographer Najah reflecting on how the splendour of Gaza's famously elaborate weddings has changed since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023, prompting an Israeli bombardment and blockade that's left between 48,000 to 61,000 Palestinians dead. On the outskirts of one of southern Gaza's many camps for displaced people, Hamza plans to marry his fiancée Nada. Forced to evacuate northern Gaza, Hamza buys and builds a marital home - in his case a tent - with the help of his family. Mohammad and Shaimaa are determined to marry but struggle with price increases and the idea of starting a new life in a displacement camp. As a fragile ceasefire takes hold early in 2025, the two couples go back to their homes in northern Gaza, where they confront the challenges of having to rebuild again.