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Gaza drama gets 23-minute ovation at Venice premiere

Gaza drama gets 23-minute ovation at Venice premiere
entertainment9/4/2025

Shouts of 'Free Palestine!' heard as audience fetes director and cast of 'Voice of Hind Rajab,' whose death has been blamed on Israel though IDF has said no troops were in area at time

A gut-wrenching new film about a five-year-old girl allegedly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza last year was given a 23-minute standing ovation after its premiere at the star-studded Venice Film Festival on Wednesday. “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” a doc... [7855 chars]