Yahya Sinwar

Columnist and author Natascha van Weezel and programme maker Sinan Can have been engaging in dialogue with people on both sides of the conflict since the start of the war in Gaza. Despite hatred, name-calling, and even threats on social media, they continue to seek dialogue. Last year, they did so in the Netherlands. Now, in the conflict zone itself. In Bridge over the Fault Line II, Natascha and Sinan travel to Israel, where war rhetoric usually drowns out reason.

The consequences of the war between Israel and Hamas also affect Natascha van Weezel and Sinan Can's lives. Despite insults and threats, they continue to advocate dialogue and peace.

Where is the Middle East one year after Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel? Is there a prospect of peace? What could this solution look like? Or is the war spreading? These big questions are in the background of the two personal stories in this documentary. Israeli Gil Dickmann is fighting for the release of his cousin Carmel. She was abducted as a hostage in the Gaza Strip during the Palestinian terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Between fear, frustration and hope, Gil has become one of the spokespeople for the hostage families, who are putting pressure on the Israeli government of Prime Minister Netanyahu with numerous protests and actions. In the Gaza Strip, too, people are desperately hoping for such an agreement that could end the war and the deaths. 14-year-old Usaama lost 19 family members in an Israeli attack. He himself survived with serious injuries, but even after several operations he cannot walk.