Pat Stacey: Why nobody is talking about Israeli series ‘Red Alert’ that tackles the October 7 attacks
Miniseries has been ignored by media on this side of the Atlantic
Ayub (Hisham Suleiman) is a Palestinian immigrant who hides out with his baby son after his wife is killed by Hamas gunmen in ‘Red Alert’. Photo: Paramount+
Bat Sheva (Rotem Sela) flees after her son is taken to Gaza. Photo: Paramount+
You can be forgiven for not knowing that four-part miniseries Red Alert (Paramount+, now streaming) even existed.
The Israeli drama about the October 7, 2023, raid on Israel by Hamas was released on Paramount+ on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the attacks that killed 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians, and saw a further 251 taken hostage.
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