{"id":24108,"date":"2025-11-07T10:36:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T15:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/zandland-producing-breaking-ranks-inside-israels-war\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T12:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:37:13","slug":"zandland-producing-breaking-ranks-inside-israels-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/zandland-producing-breaking-ranks-inside-israels-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Zandland Producing Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel\u2019s War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zandland has been commissioned by ITV to produce <em>Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel\u2019s War<\/em>, a documentary examining the ethical dimensions of the Israel-Gaza conflict through firsthand recollections of IDF soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ability to expose the reality of what happened on the ground in this horrific situation is what journalism is for,\u201d said Ben Zand, director and founder of Zandland. \u201cThese testimonies shine a light on actions and decisions that the world was never meant to see, and they challenge us to confront what really happens in conflict when accountability is lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an important and powerful set of testimonies from members of the IDF who served in the Gaza War after the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023\u2014charting the growing disillusionment and shame of some about the War they say they experienced and the manner in which it was conducted,\u201d commented Tom Giles, controller of current affairs at ITV.<\/p>\n<p>The 60-minute film raises questions about accountability, command decisions and the hidden realities of a war largely shielded from public view. In addition to featuring the testimonies of IDF soldiers, it also features the perspective of Palestinians, detailing the war\u2019s impact on their lives.<\/p>\n<p><em>Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel\u2019s War<\/em> will air on November 10 on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zandland has been commissioned by ITV to produce Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel\u2019s War, a documentary examining the ethical dimensions of the Israel-Gaza conflict through firsthand recollections of IDF soldiers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":24109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[11494,11870,423,5451,10119],"class_list":["post-24108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-ben-zand","tag-breaking-ranks-inside-israels-war","tag-itv","tag-tom-giles","tag-zandland","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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