The introduction to the video was a traditional newscast segment, where the Al Jazeera International host introduced the controversial topic of being a Gaza citizen that required medical aid from outside its borders in neighboring Israel. Baby Feras has a heart condition where he was born with two holes in it, also shortening his lifespan. Heart wrenching matters always gains a high viewership.
Video clips from Baby Feras' childhood led off the segment. Casey Kaufmann and the videographers constructed the story in a way to show how much his family intended to enjoy their time with their son as if it would be their last. It is one of those stories that if the viewer has no prior knowledge they are waiting in hopes that the child will survive.
The race around the city in order to gain passage across the Israeli border offered a great rise in action. It displayed the joyful emotions that the father was going through at the time, as well as trepidation. The pitfall in emotions came when the parents arrived at the hospital in Gaza only to find out they were too late and Baby Feras had died. They displayed the natural emotions of anger and sadness at the passing of a child, especially since it was in the realm of possibility to save him if there were not so many political hoops to jump through in order to provide him with the necessary medical care in nearby Israel. All of the high and low points organized in natural and linear segments made for a heartbreaking story.
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