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THIS EPISODE IS BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS.

IT INCLUDES VIDEO FOOTAGE AND RECORDINGS

FROM EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE IN REAL TIME.

SOME EVENTS, CHARACTERS, BUSINESSES, LOCATIONS, DIALOGUE AND TIMELINES

ARE IMAGINED OR CHANGED FOR DRAMATIC PURPOSES.

DURING THE EPISODE, ALARMS AND EXPLOSIVE SOUNDS WILL BE HEARD.

DISCRETION MUST BE EXERCISED WHEN VIEWING.

I AM READY AND SUMMONED TO OBSERVE THE MITZVAH OF THE SUKKAH.

SO THAT YOUR GENERATIONS MAY KNOW THAT I MADE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SIT IN SUKKAH

WHEN I BROUGHT THEM OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT.

Hello?

Give me a few minutes, I'm coming.

Going somewhere, Avi?

Something's happening in the Gaza Periphery.

At least have something to eat.

-Avi. -What?

-Take this for the road. -What is it?

The cookies you bought for the synagogue.

-Keep them for the synagogue. -Come on, Avi.

Take it, for the road.

-Shabbat Shalom, Avi. -Shabbat Shalom.

ORIGINAL FOOTAGE

Happy holiday, Noga, can you wake your dad up?

Who's there, honey?

Get ready quick, something's happening in the Gaza Periphery.

A missile attack?

-Hurry, I'll be waiting outside. -Hold on, Avi, are you serious?

Drive all the way there for some missiles?

-Emanuel, who is it? -One sec!

Big trouble there. Aaron sent a video.

-See for yourself. -You want me to watch

a video on Shabbat?

Tell me what it shows.

You think I watched it?

Aaron wouldn't send it if it wasn't important.

You again? Emanuel, it's a holiday.

Remember my parents are coming for the meal?

Yes, wait a sec.

One sec.

Maor, sorry to bother you this early.

Can you turn on your TV and tell us what's going on?

You don't keep Shabbat, right?

Actually, I just started.

Are you serious?

I just got into Judaism.

Then get into it tomorrow and turn on the TV.

-Good for you, Maor. -Thank God.

What do we do now?

Why, is it my fault we're being attacked?

We're talking about dozens of terrorists

who've invaded Israeli territory

and are inside the towns,

shooting in every direction.

It's hard to reach the wounded

because the gunfire is constant,

so the residents are asking us

to alert the security forces

to come and stop the terrorists

and thwart the attack.

Let's go.

I'll get changed and come.

United Hatzalah

-Emanuel, Shabbat Shalom. -Shabbat Shalom.

Ambulance 25 to HQ.

I'm waiting for my medic and heading out.

42, hail me when you're ready to go.

54, I see you're on the road.

Did you bring a gun?

Of course.

Is she mad at you for leaving?

No, she was dancing for joy.

Sorry, bro.

I'm curious, why'd you come to me?

Why not Menachem who lives next door

or Eliyahu on the corner?

Why me?

Because you're the funniest.

The funniest?

And you do good imitations, it passes the time.

What?

Don't you get it?

You're the only one I can count on.

If not you, then who?

Wow, a compliment from Avi Gian.

Hard to believe.

What's that smell?

You brought cookies?

Now you're starting with the cookies, too?

Ambulances, who's near me?

Heletz Junction.

How many ambulances do I have?

Wait, I'll check if they're there.

Ambulance 54, copy.

Get over to Heletz Junction.

Rendezvous there.

Okay, what's at Heletz Junction?

We set up field HQ, everyone's gathering there,

we'll bring all the casualties there, then evacuate them.

Do not go beyond the junction.

Want to turn on the radio?

It's Shabbat, buddy.

But we're driving and using the radio.

It's a matter of life and death, that overrides Shabbat.

And the radio doesn't? How'll we know what's happening?

You heard, there are missile strikes

and terrorist incursions.

No, Avi, they said it's war.

Fine.

We aren't turning on the radio.

He sees you on the tracker, you trying to fool him?

54, I said something.

Don't you want to come back alive?

Avi, don't do anything stupid.

HQ, this is Ambulance 54, I'm going to pick up a casualty.

There's a SWAT team with me directing me and covering me.

Seriously? You think he believes you?

I don't care.

What's that over there?

Wait, I'll check it out.

Good lord.

Good lord.

-It's a dead man, Avi. -Are you sure?

He's riddled with bullets. The car's covered in blood.

Ambulance 54 to HQ, do you copy?

I'm south of Heletz, there's a car with a dead man.

Who's establishing death?

54, I can't get a doctor on the line now.

Then what do I do?

I can't establish death. Where do I take him?

54, leave him there.

Is he crazy?

54, leave him there.

What do I do with him, Aaron?

I have hundreds of casualties here and no ambulances,

leave the bodies and get out of there.

He wants us to leave him here, Avi?

54, confirm.

Then send me to an active location.

HQ, you said you have hundreds of casualties and no ambulances,

so send us, we're here.

It's my responsibility.

HQ!

63 to HQ, we're getting reports of casualties

at Sapir College, but they're under fire,

we can't reach them.

Emanuel, get in.

God have mercy.

Avi, you don't have authorization

to go there, you hear?

54, confirm.

Where's Sapir? Near the Gaza border, no?

Yeah, not far.

I like how you always ask me first.

-6655 to HQ. -Copy.

Listen here,

anyone heading from Ashkelon towards Yad Mordechai

should turn back now.

I was just there with a shooting victim.

The Border Police and a terrorist cell

are in combat there.

I evacuated four policewomen with my own car,

their car took ten bullets, stay away.

Where are you going?

To celebrate Simchat Torah.

What do you think? To prepare the gear.

What're you doing?

What's your problem?

Avi, stop.

Stop, Avi, let's cover them at least.

We'll run out of blankets, Emanuel.

There, Avi, I see her.

Help, help, please! I cannot open...

They're killing everybody...

What's going on?

It's locked. Do we have a crowbar?

-Have her jump the fence. -Her leg is shattered.

Bring a pole or something.

It's all right.

-They're coming, they're coming! -Hide! Hide.

Don't shoot, I have a head wound victim here!

I'm sorry, we have an emergency. Take this.

We'll come back, okay? Hide, okay?

I come back!

Check his breathing.

Stop any bleeding and give me his vitals.

I don't think he's breathing, Avi.

Apply a ventilator and check his pulse.

HQ, this is Ambulance 54,

I have a 35-year-old with a head wound,

unconscious, not breathing.

I'm on the way to Heletz,

I need him evacuated.

Stanching the bleeding.

54, this is HQ, copy that.

What am I supposed to do with them?

I have four people who've been shot.

6374, are you evacuating...

I gave him a tourniquet

and we're taking him to Barzilai Hospital.

Go.

-Listen, 6374. -Yes.

Yes, you take him in his car,

with a soldier, tourniquet on his leg, to Barzilai Hospital.

Emanuel.

You actually went in, huh?

Remind me?

Avi the DJ. From Jerusalem.

You came to a wedding where I was playing.

The groom's father who choked on a fish bone?

Oh.

-Remember? -Yeah.

-You're a DJ and a medic. -Yeah.

Nice. Can you help me with the gear?

Sure.

You're lucky you're with Avi.

He's really something, huh?

Unstoppable.

Maybe he's lucky to be with me.

Can I come with you?

And go where?

He wants to join us, Avi.

My ambulance went to Soroka.

I'm alone here.

It's dangerous, I can't be responsible.

Come on, my hands are itchy. Aaron won't let anyone

go anywhere and nobody can talk to him.

You're the only ones going in.

Listen, we're going to Sapir College

to pick up a casualty we left there.

Okay.

There's shooting there.

Okay, it's my responsibility.

Avi.

Thank God you're okay. It's crazy here.

They're burning people in their houses. It's a massacre.

Aaron, you have to send the teams further in.

Are you crazy? They'll kill us.

None of the vehicles are bulletproof.

But there are casualties.

What are we here for? Let's save some lives.

You want them dead, too?

Are you nuts?

So now you're a hero. I can't authorize that.

Forget him, Avi. We'll go alone.

But we're not enough. He knows that.

Do you guys realize where you are?

Do you see what's going on?

I bet you didn't even turn on the radio.

-It's Shabbat. -Hundreds are dead.

Hundreds, and you want to go in?

They came in on trucks and hang gliders,

they're going from house to house, killing everybody.

Babies, everyone!

If you'd turned on your radio,

you'd know it's a miracle you're alive.

And you're dragging him with you?

No, I wanted to come.

Great, "I wanted to come."

With all due respect, I won't look your wife in the eye

and tell her you're dead, you hear?

I can't allow it.

Then who can?

I want to talk to him now.

I can't believe it.

It's literally from the video.

What video?

I saw that car in a video this morning.

You see the car approaching and terrorists shooting at it.

Then you see the guy collapse and the car start to roll away.

Then the terrorists drag the family out

and take them to Gaza.

Gaza?

Gaza. Don't you know?

They're abducting people.

The terrorists are filming it and posting it on Telegram.

Posting it on Telegram?

They're kidnapping kids. I saw this tiny kid...

alone in Gaza, and everyone's spitting at him and hitting him.

I saw a video where they

abducted a girl and poured gasoline on her.

That's enough.

God help us. What's going on?

Avi, stop, he's moving.

It's a soldier. Go see what's going on.

This is 54, I have a casualty, getting out to look.

Looks like a gunshot or shrapnel!

54, copy that, keep updating.

Unconscious, breathing.

Get me a stretcher.

Avi, stop.

What's wrong?

-Stop, Emanuel. -What's with you?

He's no soldier.

He has a grenade!

It's handmade, it could go off any second.

Don't breathe.

Emanuel, put your gun down.

-Throw him out of the ambulance. -Move.

One, two...

Close the door! Quickly!

Go, Avi, go!

Where'd you come from?

-That way. -Come on!

Get in.

Everybody in? Can we go?

Go!

Ambulance 54 to HQ, I have six wounded,

on the way to you.

What are you filming for?

I saw how crazy it is at the junction,

I take their picture and describe the wound

so they'll know who's who.

You're a genius.

Are you guys okay?

We can't move, Avi, just go.

There are more injured.

Many, many more on the road there.

Avi, she says there are

more wounded on the road.

Ask her where.

Do you know where?

Where can we find them?

Near the big sign to Kfar Aza.

Near the sign to Kfar Aza, Avi.

No one came for them.

What's going on?

I really...

I don't know.

Do you have something to eat maybe?

Praise the Lord.

Avi, give her the cookies.

Give them to everyone.

Ambulance 54, that's the last time

you disobey orders.

Avi Gian, I see you on the GPS,

you leave Heletz again, I'm grounding you.

I repeat, you leave Heletz again,

I'm grounding you. Got it?

Anyone from an elite unit here?

Commandos?

Paratroops?

It's only us here, see?

Nobody else.

I believe in the coming of the Messiah.

When the Messiah comes and asks me,

"Did you save lives, Avi?

"You could've saved lives, why didn't you?"

What'll I say, I was scared?

I was ordered not to?

No way.

Behind those hills are casualties.

Hundreds of casualties and I know exactly where they are.

And every second we waste here, they're dying.

Women, children,

helpless old people

who are waiting for us

because the army isn't here.

So, me and Emanuel and Avi the DJ

are going to save their lives.

Whoever wants to join us, welcome.

Whoever's scared,

I understand.

Emanuel, close the doors.

Ambulance 32, I'm behind you.

65, heading out.

Aaron here.

Bringing up the rear. Keep your distance.

No one stops or turns around.

There's nobody here.

Avi, is this the spot?

I don't know, she said they're here.

Answer him. We can't just sit here.

Where are the casualties?

-Should I get out and see? -Stay right there.

-I'm coming, Avi. -Wait.

Anybody here?

Hello?

Hey!

Anybody here?

Hey!

Where are the wounded, Avi?

I don't know. She said they're here.

Maybe they're further in.

Where? Inside the kibbutz?

They're burning people there, where are the wounded?

Where've you brought us?

That's where they're coming from.

You know what? Get in the ambulance!

Get in.

Avi.

Avi!

Avi ,are you nuts? Where are you going?

Avi!

It's all right. We're here to rescue you.

Anyone who can help the wounded, do so.

There are more people here.

Come here!

Help her up.

There he is. There he is, come on.

Bring stretchers, we have lots of wounded!

Avi.

What's up, Aaron?

About what happened there, I...

I'm sorry.

You were right.

Forgive me, bro.

It's all right.

You're a hero.

-Avi, are you okay? -Thank God.

How are you, how are the kids?

The kids are scared. My mom is helping me with them.

Good, as long as you're all right.

I prayed all day that you'd save lives.

Yes, we did.

A lot of lives.

Good thing Emanuel was with me. He's a real hero.

This kid joined us, Avi the DJ.

A real sweetheart.

Avi, please come home.

I'll finish up here and come home.

Kiss the kids for me.

We're waiting for you.

Thank God. Bye.

Let's go, Ambulance 54,

We have to go back in.

Lots more work to do.

Wait.

HUNDREDS OF INJURED WERE SAVED THANKS TO THE BRAVERY

OF THE RESCUE TEAMS ON THE 7TH OF OCTOBER.

ALL THE INJURED WHO WERE PICKED UP BY AMBULANCE 54 SURVIVED.

ON OCT, 7, 2023, 1145 ISRAELIS AND FOREIGNERS WERE MURDERED.

251 WERE ABDUCTED TO GAZA. SOME ARE STILL THERE.

IN MEMORY OF THE VOLUNTEERS OF UNITED HATZALAH.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELLA KANCHIK, ETHEL GORDON, RUTH PERES

AVRAHAM GIAN - YUVAL SEMO EMMANUEL SKAAT - AVI AZULAY

AVI YUDKOWSKY - NAVE TZUR

HIMSELF - AVRAHAM GIAN HIMSELF - EMMANUEL SKAAT

HIMSELF - AVI YUDKOWSKY