Filmed in Gaza: The NBC News crew covering the Israel-Hamas war

Samir Al Boji, Samed Abu Zarifa and the NBC News crew in Gaza documented the war between Israel and Hamas for nearly two years. Watch their story in a new documentary.

Samir Al Boji, Samed Abu Zarifa and the NBC News crew in Gaza documented the war between Israel and Hamas for nearly two years.

Samed, a 32-year-old husband and father of two, has been a journalist with NBC News in Gaza for more than a decade.

“We expected it to be a big war and wide operation on Gaza... but we didn't expect it to be like that.”

Samir, a 42-year-old husband and father of four, has been a camera operator in Gaza for about 20 years.

“Life was normal and suddenly you wake up to the sound of rockets and shelling. We had no idea what was going on around us at first.”