Ain Media

Winner of the Jury’s Special Mention at the 18th Al Ard Film Festival in Sardinia, Bank of Targets documents Israel’s targeting of civilian infrastructure in Gaza in 2021. Through a first-hand account of the bombing of a residential building, Sarraj highlights the efforts of journalists to create a record of war crimes as they unfold. Sarraj was killed in his home by an Israeli air strike on 22 October, 2023.

Four journalists in Gaza recount their vital work of reporting the news, despite massive destruction, massacres, forced displacement, extreme difficulty in accessing basic necessities, their personal tragedies, and the constant danger of death. Director Shrouq Aila speaks out after the assassination of her husband, journalist Rushdi Sarraj. She is joined by photojournalist Mariam Abu Daqqa, who was killed in August 2025 during an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, director Fayez Qreqea, and Syrian television correspondend Shorouk Shaheen.