Yom Hazikaron: “Families Have Been Notified”

Produced by Substantial Truth FilmMakers in honor of Yom Hazikaron, this sobering video (03:46) is a cinematic illustration of an IDF casualty notification officer preparing to share the horrific news of a soldier’s death to his/her family. Created following Operation Protective Edge in 2014, when 64 families experienced this dreaded moment, the film features poignant speeches from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Dan Kanner, commander of the Israeli ground incursion into the Gaza Strip.