{
  "id": 13266630,
  "title": "New Israeli documentary captures Soroka's fight to save lives on October 7",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/new-israeli-documentary-captures-sorokas-fight-to-save-lives-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T00:22:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-911100"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the new Israeli documentary, \"The Shift (Ha Mishmeret),\" Dr. Sabry El Sayed recounts his experiences during October 7 and the aftermath. As the deputy head of the ear, nose, and throat department at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, he witnessed the hospital become a microcosm of the chaos and suffering that day. The documentary, part of the KAN 11 series Real Time (Zman Emet), highlights the hospital's role in treating the vast majority of casualties from multiple locations, including the Nova music festival, military bases, and kibbutzim.\n\nDr. El Sayed shares the heartbreaking story of his colleague, Dr. Daniel Levy, who was killed while treating wounded patients. The powerful moment when Dr. El Sayed learns of his colleague's death is a poignant reminder of the toll the events took on the medical staff. The series creators emphasize that all patients and staff featured in the documentary gave permission for their identities to be shown.\n\nThe documentary paints a vivid picture of the hospital's response to the ongoing attacks, as patients and staff describe receiving updates through waves of wounded arriving and learning about the fates of loved ones. In the chaos, some patients were admitted anonymously due to the inability to identify themselves. Doctors even carried personal weapons, expecting a terrorist attack on the hospital.\n\nThe documentary also touches on the aftermath, as Soroka was hit by an Iranian missile a year and a half later, although no one was seriously harmed. The broadcast of the documentary faced a strange controversy when its promotional video was removed from TikTok for violating policy about spreading false information, despite the meticulous sourcing of the content.",
  "summary": "TV TIME: From an October 7 documentary at Soroka Hospital to a new Israeli thriller set in Colombia and the return of Practical Magic, this week's TV picks offer drama, suspense, and nostalgia.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "October 8: The war Israel still has not learned to fight - opinion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/october-8-the-war-israel-still-has-not-learned-to-fight-opinion",
        "published": "2026-10-09T22:26:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}