The Invasion

- Season 1

(2008)

The bombing of the World Trade Centers encourages Israel to invade Palestinian cities. An Israeli car with two girls inside breaks down, resulting in fleeing resistance fighters to save them.

There is a continued influx of victims of the aggression to hospitals in Jenin and Ramallah and an intense Israeli search campaign for the two girls, holding the Palestinian Authority accountable for their abduction.

Ya'el, an Israeli, denies the allegations of her abduction and Abu Jandal rebels against the orders of his leadership that call for calm. Occupation Forces put pressure on Hanan to reveal Mustafa's hiding place and put her on surveillance.

Hanan's father is arrested by the Occupation Forces whilst Israeli operations against Palestinians increase. Mustafa and the resistance fighters suffer in their hideout after attempts to discover their location.

Hanan's father is released whilst Abu Jandal continues to rebel against the decision of his leadership for a truce. Israel vows a harsh response after the assassination of the Israeli Tourism Minister.

Mustafa arrives in Ramallah to meet Ya'el and Maryam who provide confidential information relating to Israeli attack operations. Israel pursues its brutal practices against the Palestinian people.

Ya'el and Maryam visit the resistance fighters in the mountains and Abu Jandal continues to rebel against leadership orders after the expansion of Occupation operations. Abraham, an Israeli, shows sympathy for the Palestinians, angering his family.

The love story between Mustafa and Ya'el begins to affect their trip to Haifa. Hanan's family is surprised by Mustafa's unexpected visit and Basim harasses Hanan after she accepts work at his house as a nurse.

President Arafat's headquarters are bombed leading to the continued rebellion of Commander Abu Jandal and the Resistance against leadership orders. Ya'el is put under pressure after helping Mustafa, whilst Basim's attempts to get closer to Hanan fail.

Hanan continues to deflect Basim and refuses to engage him in conversation, Mustafa and his fellow resistance fighters move into the besieged cities and the leadership continues to crackdown on Abu Jandal's movement; preventing him from engaging insurgents.

Occupation Forces persist in their invasion of Palestinian cities, Bassem blows himself up amongst the Occupation Forces and the leadership loses control of the resistance fighters, attempting to prevent their resistance after the tightening of the siege on Arafat.

A mother welcomes the martyrdom of her son with ululations and Basim takes his first steps to win Hanan's heart through his conviction of the resistance whilst Mustafa joins the ranks of Abu Jandal who refuses all orders from the leadership.

Occupation Forces push into Palestinian cities, Abu Jandal takes control of the battle for Jenin, civilians flee their homes due to the fear of the shelling and Mustafa joins the Resistance in Jenin Camp.

Occupation Forces continue their bombing of President Arafat's headquarters, the Resistance under the leadership of Abu Jandal moves in response to assist civilians in Jenin Camp, and Basim fails to get closer to Hanan.

Occupation Forces continue their push into Palestinian cities, imposing a siege upon civilians. Ya'el stops providing Mustafa with information after being monitored and Hanan is abducted by unknown persons causing concern among her family.

Occupation Forces prepare for a large strike on Jenin, Mustafa is put in a difficult position after Hanan is arrested by Occupation Forces and Jenin Camp begins to prepare for the start of the battle against the Occupation.

A group of resistance fighters seek refuge in the Church of the Nativity causing the Occupation Forces to besiege it. Occupation Forces mistreat Hanan after her refusal to disclose Mustafa's location and clashes erupt in Jenin and Ramallah.

Occupation Forces extort Mustafa after leaking information about Hanan's arrest. The siege of the Occupation Forces continues on the Church of the Nativity, killing one resistance fighter, whilst a crack down is made on civilians after increasing clashes in Ramallah.

Occupation Forces release Hanan with help from Ya'el, Occupation Forces tighten the siege on residential communities imposing a curfew, and resistance fighters finish preparing Jenin Camp to repel the attack.

Occupation Forces continue their crackdown on those hiding in the Church of the Nativity, Mustafa disguises himself and visits Hanan in the hospital after her release and Ya'el puts herself in danger by visiting Mustafa at the Camp.

Basim joins the Resistance to win Hanan's respect, Occupation Forces finish mobilising their fighters to invade Jenin Camp and civilians are displaced after Occupation Forces target and destroy their homes in Ramallah.

People are wounded and die after the Occupation Force's invasion of Jenin Camp, the resistance fighters' unexpected response surprises the leaders of the Occupation Forces causing their soldiers to withdraw at the beginning of the battle.

Clashes return to the Camp after Occupation Forces use their aircraft, residential communities are targeted and civilians displaced whilst Occupation Forces prevent ambulances from reaching the Camp.

Occupation Forces target ambulances causing Hanan to search for a place to treat the wounded. The attack escalates and aircraft bombing intensifies, causing the Resistance to start a guerilla war in the Camp.

The resistance fighters are victorious against the Occupation Forces in the Camp after being drawn into guerilla warfare whilst Occupation Forces also end the siege on Ramallah, lifting the curfew on civilians.

Leaders of the Occupation Forces anger at their inability to win the battle, attempting to deplete the resistance fighters' forces by intensifying the attack against them in the Camp whilst civilians continue to be displaced and terrorized.

Basim is injured in an attempt to save and transport Mustafa to a clinic run by Hanan. Resistance fighters continue their fight, luring in the Occupation Forces into ambushes, inflicting losses to their ranks.

The Occupation Forces change their style of attack and begin to demolish houses in order to expose resistance fighters during clashes. Resistance fighters refuse a truce with Occupation Forces and continue clashes despite the penetration of their ammunition.

Occupation Forces surround the resistance fighters and bomb their position. Mustafa requests Ya'el's help after being wounded and Commander Abu Jandal is executed after Occupation Forces are able to surround and capture him.

Ya'el is monitored after helping Mustafa go to Haifa. Occupation Forces withdraw from the Camp after its destruction, allowing ambulances to enter to retrieve the dead and wounded from under the rubble.

Shlomo discovers Ya'el's secret and captures Mustafa. Ya'el's pleas do not prevent Mustafa's execution in front of his house in Haifa and Hanan and Basim's suffering increases after their attempts to get out from under the rubble fail.

Ya'el is arrested after Shlomo kills Mustafa, Hanan and Basim are pulled from the rubble and the Palestinian Authority receives Mustafa's body, transferring it to Jenin Hospital.

Occupation Forces end the siege on the resistance fighters hiding in the Church of the Nativity and President Arafat's headquarters are bombed after being surrounded by Occupation Forces once more. The destruction is unable to bury hope and love under its rubble.