Photography: Yair Palti
Local Testimony 2025
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Local Testimony 2025
Dana Wohlfeiler-Lalkin, Founder and Executive Curator of Local Testimony
Local Testimony 2025 is the third consecutive exhibition documenting the events of October 7, the Swords of Iron War, and the determined public campaign for the release of the hostages. In early October 2025, after two years of struggle, a peace agreement was signed to end the war in Gaza. Soon after, the twenty surviving hostages who
remained in captivity returned home, all on the same day. During the following weeks, deceased hostages were returned to Israel. We hope that all of the deceased hostages will be returned and receive honorable burial.
The terrors of the war in Gaza and Lebanon, the unrest in the West Bank, the missile and drone attacks from Iran and the Houthis in Yemen, the outcry for the hostages’ release, and the deep political and social rifts – all have been captured by photographers working tirelessly throughout this period. The immense human cost, the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the growing international pressure, and the unprecedented length of the war have left heavy marks on individuals and on the region as a whole.
Despite the agreement reached, the future remains uncertain. The images displayed in the exhibition are a testimony to a fragile existence, in a time when governmental responsibility has eroded and democracy itself seems endangered. Yet within a harsh reality of grief, loss, and wounds both visible and unseen, and against the attempts to
manipulate truth for political ends, emerges the image of a civil society striving to hold on to its humanity and to shape its own future.
Photographers have accompanied those affected by the war through long processes of healing and renewal. Their sustained and sensitive work fostered bonds of trust with the people they documented: the kidnapped and released, the bereaved, the displaced, and those who dedicated themselves to the cause of returning the hostages home. Out
of these encounters emerged an intimate and piercing human document – one that reflects the resilience and pain of Israeli society in one of its most difficult chapters.
Founded in 2003, Local Testimony has been exhibited at MUZA, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv since 2009. Its long partnership with the museum underscores the cultural and historical significance of documentary photography in Israel. The photographs of Local Testimony will one day serve as part of the enduring record of the events
of October 7.
Between Photojournalism and Cultural Memory
Ilia Yefimovich, curator of Local Testimony 2025
Over the years, I have taken part in Local Testimony as a field photographer – capturing fragments of reality and submitting my most compelling images to the competition. This year, as the curator of Local Testimony 2025, in a time marked by a multi-front war, I found myself shifting between two roles. On the one hand, I worked as an independent photographer, documenting the harsh reality from a deeply personal vantage point; on the other, as a curator, I observed my fellow photographers documenting the events unfolding in front of us, wondering how
their images might weave together in the visual mosaic of this exhibition.
This duality sharpened during the confrontation with Iran in June 2025. Photojournalists worked tirelessly around the clock as ballistic missiles struck the country and left unprecedented damage. We, the photographers, operated under a palpable sense of personal danger. From these images of destruction and loss across the country emerged a visual document of a kind never before seen in Israel’s history.
In a time of endless cameras, rapid distribution, and increasingly blurred lines between truth and fiction, the work of press photographers deepens our reading of reality and sharpens our critical gaze. The aesthetic decisions made in the decisive moment – angle, color, contrast – are integral to shaping a layered photograph. In doing so, the image reflects both the photographer’s field experience, and their sense of public responsibility. One of the most meaningful moments for me in curating Local Testimony 2025 was witnessing how these decisions that shaped my work in the field under such difficult conditions found new meaning within the exhibition. Beyond the fractured, fragile image of the present, this year’s visual record is woven together with images of the past and offers a reflection of the future.
Photo of the year
Photo of the Year in memory of Roee Idan Prize sponsored by The Union of Journalists in Israel
Itai Ron
Haaretz
The shadows of ultra-orthodox and soldiers in the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris. In this village there is a building traditionally identified as the tomb of the biblical Joshua, and every few months thousands of worshippers congregate there for a Hilula (festive celebration) in his honor. During the Hilula a curfew is imposed on the village. The residents are compelled to take refuge in their homes while the worshippers
roam around the village, guarded by hundreds of soldiers and Border Police.
Kifl Haris, West Bank
24 April 2025
Series of the Year
EPA
Avishay Mohar
A Beduin community of 150 residents, who had lived for decades in Mughayyir al-Deir east of Ramallah, were forced out of their homes following threats by settlers who had established a nearby outpost. During the evacuation of the houses settlers overran the village, throwing stones and firing live rounds at the inhabitants, who were compelled to abandon their property and flee. Six of them were taken to hospital after being severely beaten.
May 2025
West Bank
News
1st prize
News
Reuters
Shir Torem
Israel Hayom
In a desperate appeal for the release of her son Matan Zangauker, Einav Zangauker wore a black veil during a mock wedding ceremony held at Hostages Square for Matan and his partner, Ilana Gritzewsky, who had survived Hamas captivity. On 13 October 2025, after 738 days of persistent public activism, Einav was able
to hug her son on his release after the signing of the first stage of US President Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan.
Tel Aviv
17 August 2025
2nd prize
News
Flash 90
Chaim Goldberg
A police sapper in a deep crater caused by the impact of a Houthi missile.
Ben Gurion Airport
4 May 2025
3rd prize
News
Reuters
Itay Cohen
The huge crowd waiting expectantly outside Beilinson Hospital and watching as a helicopter brought back the hostages Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkert and Eliya Cohen, released after 505 days in captivity following the agreement between Israel and Hamas signed on 17 January 2025.
Petah Tikva
22 February 2025
News
Yedioth Ahronoth
Dor Kedmi
Protestors participating in a demonstration of rage after the massive rally following the murder of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alex Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Carmel Gat by members of Hamas in the tunnel where they were held captive in Rafah.
Tel Aviv
1 September 2024
News
AP
Ohad Zwigenberg
Haaretz
Crowds of demonstrators near the Begin Gate of the Kirya army base, calling for the release of the hostages and an end to the war. On 13 October 2025, 20 living hostages returned home following the signing of the first stage of US President Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan.
Tel Aviv
22 March 2025
News
Kobi Wolf
The family of the Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov watching the broadcast of his release after 505 days of captivity in Gaza, following the agreement between Israel and Hamas signed on 17 January 2025.
Tel Aviv
22 February 2025
News
Mustafa Alkharouf
Protests at the Begin Gate of the Kirya army base, calling for the return of the hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza. 20 living hostages returned on 13 October 2025, two years after the war broke out.
Tel Aviv
17 May 2025
News
Tomer Appelbaum
Haaretz
Protestors participating in a demonstration of rage after the massive rally following the murder of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alex Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Carmel Gat by members of
Hamas in the tunnel where they were held captive in Rafah.
Ayalon Highway, Tel Aviv
1 September 2024
News
Flash 90
Chaim Goldberg
Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit, speaking to Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who refuses to recognize his appointment.
The President’s Residence, Jerusalem
10 April 2025
News
Yehoshua Yosef
Eli Feldstein, one of the suspects in the “Qatargate” affair, during the Magistrates’ Court’s hearing of the police application for an extension to the house arrest imposed on him.
Rishon Letsiyon
22 April 2025
News
Tsafrir Abayov
The entrance lobby of Soroka Hospital after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran.
Beer Sheva
19 June 2025
News
AFP
Jalaa Marey
Taking shelter following missile fire from Iran.
Haifa
23 June 2025
News
EPA
Tomer Neuberg
The moment of impact of an Iranian missile in the city center on the first evening of the military campaign against Iran.
Tel Aviv
13 June 2025
News
AG
A father and his children being evacuated from their home early in the morning after an Iranian missile hit their neighborhood.
Tel Aviv
22 June 2025
News
Getty Images
Amir Levy
Rescue personnel searching for survivors in a residential building that collapsed after it was hit by an Iranian missile. Nine people were killed in the incident, five of them members of one family.
Bat Yam
15 June 2025
News
Avishag Shaar-Yashuv
for The New York Times
The ruins of buildings hit by an Iranian missile attack.
Rehovot
15 June 2025
News
Moti Milrod
The funeral of Captain Itay Marcovich, 20, an officer in the Golani Brigade who fell in battle in Lebanon.
Kokhav Yair cemetery
14 November 2024
News
AP
Oren Ben Hakoon
Israel Hayom
The funeral of the 15-day-old baby Ravid Haim, who was delivered by C-section after his mother Tzeela Gez was murdered in a terrorist attack near the settlement of Bruchin.
Har Hamenuhot Cemetery, Jerusalem
29 May 2025
News
Flash 90
Oren Ziv
Local Call
Masked Israelis attacking the Palestinian village Turmus Aya. Since the beginning of the war there has been an increase in incidents of violence by settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank.
West Bank
26 June 2025
News
Gil Eliyahu Biniat
Haaretz
An Air Force attack on the village of Kila, just across the border from Metula.
South Lebanon
22 March 2025
News
Rami Shlush
for Daily Mail
Family members from the Druze community, one from Majdal Shams and the other from Syria, parting from one another at the border fence. Following murderous attacks on the Syrian Druze some of them crossed the border and stayed in Israel for a while.
Golan Heights
17 July 2025
News
Ayal Margolin
Israeli Druze protesting at the border fence following the murderous attacks on Syrian Druze. Some of them crossed the border to help members of their community.
Majdal Shams
16 July 2025
News
AFP
Ahmad Gharabli
A Palestinian climbing a rope to cross the separation wall between the West Bank village A-Ram and the East Jerusalem neighborhood Bet Hanina.
West Bank
18 May 2025
News
AFP
Gil Cohen-Magen
Palestinians on their way to prison after they were arrested during a military incursion into Jenin.
Gilboa Checkpoint, West Bank
22 January 2025
News
Heidi Levine
The Washington Post
An aerial photo from a Royal Jordanian Air Force cargo plane delivering humanitarian aid by parachute, showing the destruction caused by the war.
Gaza City
30 July 2025
Society and Community
1st prize
Society and community
Itai Ron
Haaretz
The funeral of David Libi, an employee of a contracting company who was killed by an explosive device in the Gaza Strip. The funeral took place in the cemetery of the Malachei Hashalom settlement, which was authorized in less than 24 hours.
West Bank
30 May 2025
2nd prize
Society and community
Yoav Loeff
Demonstrators from the “Pink Front” walk past a police officer during a protest march calling for the return of the hostages. On 13 October 2025 twenty living hostages returned home following the signing of the first stage of US President Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan.
Begin Gate of the Kirya army base, Tel Aviv
7 September 2024
3rd prize
Society and community
Ziv Koren
Polaris Images
Yedioth Ahronoth
Gadi Mozes, an 81-year-old farmer, was abducted to Gaza on October 7 from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. Five members of his family were abducted, and his life partner Efrat Katz was accidentally killed when an IDF helicopter fired on the cart carrying them to Gaza. On his release after 482 days in captivity, he said “I will do everything I can to rebuild Nir Oz” and went back to the kibbutz fields.
Kibbutz Nir Oz
9 April 2025
Society and community
Tomer Appelbaum
Haaretz
Ultra-orthodox youth burning a draft card during protests outside the military prison where ultra-orthodox draft dodgers are being held.
Near Camp Gur (Beit Lid)
14 August 2025
Society and community
Ziv Koren
Polaris Images
Yedioth Ahronoth
Gili Leibushor, mother of Sgt. Yael Leibushor who served as a field observer in the Nahal Oz outpost, visiting the command center where her daughter was killed. Yael survived about five hours of battle together with other soldiers until the Hamas terrorists set fire to the headquarters. Seven soldiers managed to escape and the remaining 15 men and women were killed in the battle for the command center. 53 soldiers were killed on that day defending the Nahal Oz outpost, and seven field observers and three soldiers of the Armored Corps were abducted.
Nahal Oz outpost
25 September 2024
Society and community
Naama Stern
Makor Rishon
Daily routine in a house in Hebron purchased from Palestinians for Jewish settlement. The house was named “The Pride of Yehuda” after Staff Sergeant Yehuda Dror Yahalom, killed in the Swords of Iron War.
Hebron
20 May 2025
Religion and Faith
1st prize
Religion and faith
Smadar Ilutowich
Men and boys gather round a barbecue at a ceremonial meal in the annual Hilula (festive celebration) in memory of the Baba Sali.
Netivot
1 February 2025
2nd prize
Religion and faith
Eli Basri
Hasidim waiting for the Admor of one of the Vizhnitz communities to arrive for the Tashlich ceremony before Yom Kippur.
Ramat Gan National Park
10 October 2024
3rd prize
Religion and faith
Eli Atias
An ultra-orthodox girl in the doorway of a Sukka.
Bnei Brak
14 October 2024
Religion and faith
Abir Sultan
Ultra-orthodox Jews at a ceremony for the redemption of a first-born donkey in Mea Shearim.
Jerusalem
13 February 2025
Religion and faith
Reuters
Ronen Zvulun
Children of the Belz Hasidic community holding a toy gun during the reading of the Book of Esther on Purim.
Jerusalem
13 March 2025
Religion and faith
Asaf Friedman
An ordination ceremony for deacons (ministers) at the Monastery of Saint Saviour in the Christian Quarter.
Old City of Jerusalem
15 June 2025
Nature and Environment
1st prize
Nature and environment
AP
Ohad Zwigenberg
After a ceasefire agreement was signed between Israel and Lebanon, soldiers and citizens visited the hot-water pool near Mt. Bental and bathed there.
Golan Heights
27 November 2024
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2nd prize
Nature and environment
Naama Grynbaum
Haaretz
An olive tree damaged in the huge wildfire that broke out on the Day of Remembrance for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism.
Jerusalem Hills
30 April 2025
3rd prize
Nature and environment
Reuters
Ronen Zvulun
Franciscan monk from the Cistercian Monastery at Latrun photographing a fire-fighting helicopter during the huge wildfire that broke out on the Day of Remembrance for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism.
Ayalon Valley
1 May 2025
Nature and environment
Flash 90
Michael Giladi
Attempting to contain a brush fire that broke out in the fields of Moshav Yonatan after the interception of one of five Iranian drones launched towards Israel on the same day.
Golan Heights
16 June 2025
Nature and environment
Moshe Cohen
Two steppe buzzards perched on a pine tree that was completely burned up in the huge wildfire that broke out on the Day of Remembrance for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism.
Jerusalem Hills
4 May 2025
Nature and environment
Asaf Friedman
A human-egret encounter on Hatzuk Beach South.
Tel Aviv
21 August 2025
Sport
1st prize
sport
Abir Sultan
Thousands of runners taking part in the Dead Sea Marathon.
7 February 2025
2nd prize
sport
Reuters
Oz Moalem
Yedioth Ahronoth and ynet
The Israeli acrobatic gymnastics team in training for the World Championships. The team came home with one gold and two bronze medals.
Holon
17 July 2025
3rd prize
sport
Oren Alon
Israel’s Assaf Assoulin Youth Sailing Championship.
Tel Aviv
5 April 2025
sport
Jonathan Bloom
for Yedioth Ahronoth
Noa Ben David, world champion pole dancer, teaching in her studio. In recent years pole dancing has become a recognized sport category.
Ramat Hasharon,
17 August 2025
sport
Oz Moalem
Yedioth Ahronoth and ynet
Hapoel Tel Aviv players seen against smoke grenades at the State Cup quarter-final vs. Hapoel Ramat Gan.
Ramat Gan Stadium
25 February 2025
sport
Oz Moalem
Yedioth Ahronoth and ynet
Eran Zehavi celebrating a goal during Maccabi Tel Aviv’s championship match, his farewell to the team and the soccer field.
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
24 May 2025
sport
Ofek Shalom
22-year-old professional body builder Stav Shalom, who had suffered from eating disorders as a dancer,
documented by her sister.
Jerusalem
21 January 2025
sport
Oren Aharoni
Israel Hayom
Israeli kickboxing fighter, Polina Grossman (in red), takes on Catarina Dias of Portugal in the World Games final.
Chengdu, China
14 August 2025
Urbanism and Culture
1st prize
Urbanism and culture
Flash 90
Michael Giladi
Yedioth Ahronoth and ynet
Brigade 55’s reserve paratroopers train with the Katsrin emergency squad during a military exercise simulating a terrorist infiltration.
Golan Heights
20 October 2024
2nd prize
Urbanism and culture
Roy Kasher
A gas station for the use of farmers.
Moshav Paran
18 June 2025
3rd prize
Urbanism and culture
Oren Ben Hakoon
Israel Hayom
Idit Kishinovsky in the role of “Shoteret Azz Oulay” at Damascus Gate during the Flag Parade.
Old City of Jerusalem
26 May 2025
Urbanism and culture
Ilan Ben Yehuda
Ball games on the beach provide many people with a refuge and consolation from their tribulations.
Bograshov Beach, Tel Aviv
12 September 2024
Urbanism and culture
Lior Patel
An office building in the Bursa district that was hit by an Iranian missile.
Ramat Gan
24 June 2025
Urbanism and culture
Galit Deutsch
An apartment before urban renewal.
Tel Aviv
16 September 2024
Urbanism and culture
Eyal Warshavsky
for Daily Mail
Children playing on a shelter roof in Kibbutz Miflasim.
Western Negev
9 September 2024
Urbanism and culture
Yair Palti
A demonstration for democracy.
Habima Square, Tel Aviv
19 July 2025
Short Series
1st prize
Series
Short Series
Noga Kalinsky
Ruins of the unrecognized Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran, which was demolished to make way for the establishment of a Jewish village, Dror.
The Negev
November 2024 – February 2025
2nd prize
Series
Short Series
Flash 90
Yonatan Sindel
Hostages who returned home as part of the agreement signed between Israel and Hamas on 17 January 2025, arriving at hospitals around Israel.
January – February 2025
3rd prize
Series
Short Series
Oz Moalem
Yedioth Ahronoth and ynet
After the return of the hostages, moving ceremonies in their honor were held at the beginning of matches during the soccer and basketball seasons.
Around Israel
March – May 2025
Series
Short Series
Avishag Shaar-Yashuv
for The New York Times
Documentation of the first months after the return of surviving hostage Emily Damari, who was abducted on
October 7 and held in Hamas captivity for 471 days. Emily, who suffered wounds in her leg and her hand, was returned to Israel in the hostage release agreement. On her return Emily worked hard for the release of her fellow-members of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Gali and Ziv Berman, who remained in Hamas captivity until their eventual release.
Around Israel
January – August 2025
Series
Short Series
Flash 90
Jonathan Bloom
for Davar
Tens of thousands of Israelis were evacuated from their homes for a lengthy period during the war. In March 2025 the government permitted those living along the northern border to return home. The series features
residents photographed in their hometowns, at the places they missed the most.
Northern Israel
March 2025
Series
Short Series
Oren Ziv
Local Call
Since the outbreak of the war hundreds of civilians, mostly Palestinians, have been arrested in an attempt
to curb freedom of expression and prevent any demonstration of solidarity with the inhabitants of Gaza.
Meanwhile, dozens of international activists who had entered the West Bank were detained and deported by
a special "task force" established by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. In some cases, detainees were photographed by police alongside the Israeli flag, and the photographs were distributed by the police spokesman and unofficial channels. The pictures were an effective deterrent and many chose not to protest.
Europe and Israel
December 2024
Series
Short Series
Chaim Goldberg
12 days of war between Israel and Iran.
Around Israel
June 2025
Series
Short Series
Gilad Kavalerchik
For the second straight year Israel hosted the prestigious Grand Slam Athletics competition. Since the outbreak of the war there have been hardly any international competitions held in Israel. Over 80 competitors from 26 countries took part, but their names were not publicized due to concerns that they might be prevented from coming to Israel.
Givat Ram National Athletics Stadium
Long Exposure
1st prize
Long exposure
Matan Golan
Itzik Algert was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz to Gaza on October 7, and murdered there. His body was
returned to Israel in a deal after 509 days. His brother, Danny Algert, wears a yellow star inscribed “7.10”,
marking the day when the Second Holocaust began, as a protest against the government.
Around Israel
2025
2nd prize
Long exposure
Cadya Levy
Lolita is a street fashion originating in the Harajuku district of Tokyo, Japan. Young men and women in Israel have adopted this fashion, whose objectives are beauty, aestheticism, perfection, and a rich world of imagination and fantasy. There are Lolita communities all over the world.
Around Israel
2020 – 2025
3rd prize
Long exposure
Maya Meshel
The daily routine of young women aged from 12 to 18 in the Maoz Esther outpost. These young women live alone in a building they constructed themselves and work on cultivating the land, maintaining the site and studying Jewish texts. They see themselves as representatives of the cutting edge of contemporary
pioneering. Over the last five years the outpost has been demolished and rebuilt about thirty times.
West Bank
2021 – 2025
Long exposure
Yuval Chen
Yedioth Ahronoth
Ongoing documentation of soldiers wounded in the Swords of Iron War and other conflicts. According to the Defense Ministry’s data from September 2025, about 20,000 wounded soldiers from the Swords of Iron War are being treated by the Defense Ministry’s rehabilitation department. 55% of them, about 10,700 people, suffer from psychological trauma. The rehabilitation department estimates that by 2028 the department will have treated 100,000 wounded, including 50,000 sufferers from psychological trauma.
Germany and Israel
2023 – 2025
Video
Eliya-Yam Nisim
Letting Go.
During the war between Israel and Iran, many people were not lucky enough to have a suitable shelter near their home and took refuge in the underground light rail stations. Total strangers in a surrealist situation, living together 30 meters below ground level. Between the chaos and the missiles there were also moments
of compassion, humanity and beauty, moments when we could let go.
Bialik light rail station, Ramat Gan
2025
Music: Roi Avni (Kof.Hafakot)
Saxophone: Barbara
Shay Lee Nissim
The Swimmers.
Youth artistic swimming teams from all over Israel, training and competing in preparation for the national and world championships. Artistic swimming is a unique women’s sports category, combining movement,
theatricality and spectacular visual energy. National Artistic Swimming Championships,
National Artistic Swimming Championships
2025
Created by: Shay Lee Nissim
Project consultant: Nurit Yarden
Editor: Ran Slavin
Participants:
National Artistic Swimming Teams
Sharon Aronowicz
What are these wars for?
Raja Khatib paid a heavy price in the unprecedented war between Iran and Israel, when a ballistic missile landed on his house, killing his wife Manar Abu Al-Heija Khatib, his daughters Shada and Hala and his sister-in-law Manar Diab Khatib. Hundreds of people gathered to pay their last respects.
Tamra
June 2025
Bar Peleg
Great Days.
During the 12 days of war with Iran, Israel displayed aerial and intelligence superiority deep within a distant and hostile country, but it was unprepared for coping with the threats on its own home ground. It was a
war within a war. 12 days of the distance between the government’s saber-rattling and reality, and between the military achievements in Iran and the run-down shelters of Tel Aviv.
Gush Dan (Tel Aviv metropolitan area)
2025
Music editing by Bar Peleg
Inbar Zak
“And to Love Life With a Broken Heart”.
This work was created from within a fractured and painful situation, in an ongoing chaos of war. Turning to nature is an expression of longing for peace and comfort, but nature has its own hardships when the land is on fire.
Around Israel
2025
Camera, editing and sound: Inbar Zak
The title of the work is courtesy of the Foundation of Zelda and Her Work.
Special thanks: Prof. Sharon Yaari, Sharon Balaban and Daniel Meir
The project was produced under the auspices of the Photography Department, Bezalel Academy of Arts
and Design, Jerusalem
Highly Commended
Niv Shtendel
The Base is My Home.
The first 122 days of the war through the camera lens of a journalist on reserve duty: unsettling transitions from civilian life in mourning to the flaming front line, encounters between soldiers from both sides of the socio-political gulf and the ambivalence of going back to one’s routine.
Jalama Outpost (Gilboa)
2023 – 2025
Or Sitt
The Last Journey of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas.
The funeral of the three members of the Bibas family. The procession was escorted by tens of thousands paying their last respects and calling for the return of all the hostages.
Keshatot Junction, Shaar Hanegev
26 February 2025
Directing, camera and editing: Or Sitt
Or Sitt
Ultra-orthodox Against the Draft.
Against the backdrop of arrests of ultra-orthodox draft dodgers and talks on making progress with the draft law in the Knesset, extremist ultra-orthodox went on demonstrations and blocked roads around the country.
Givat Shmuel Interchange, Highway 4
19 August 2025
Directing, camera and editing: Or Sitt
"Shomrim" Prize - The Center for Media and Democracy
Chen Leopold
Total victory.
During the last two years, in each phase of the hostage-release, I accompanied the crowds who came from all over the country and filled the Hostages Square. I walked among them as if in a dream. Before the release of the last 20 living hostages, there were many people who spent the night in the square. The tension was more palpable than ever. All eyes were fixed on the screens; every update was greeted by roars from the crowd; faces which were familiar, but different, appeared before us. It was clear from the moments of
euphoria that this was the real total victory.
Hostages Square, Tel Aviv
January – October 2025