On the morning of October 7, 2023, the militant group known as Hamas launched a
vicious attack on Israel in the most recent stage of the deeply complicated and
decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict. The assault, which took place on Shabbat—the
day of rest for the Jewish people—instantly became known among Israelis and the
world as “Black Saturday.”
On October 7, Fox News Correspondent Trey Yingst was on the ground along the Gaza
border and witnessed firsthand the devastation, shock, and deep sorrow that whirled
through Israel. A seasoned journalist who has reported from some of the most
dangerous hotspots around the world, including the frontlines in Ukraine, Afghanistan,
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and Pakistan, Yingst was just one among many people plunged into the terrifying chaos
of that horrific event. In this shocking and eye-opening chronicle, he pieces together
the story of that tragic day and reveals how he risked his life searching for answers to
essential questions in real time--who within Israel had been attacked; what happened
to them; who, potentially, was next--while exploring the impact on both Israelis and
Palestinians as a full-scale war ramps up and peace grows more elusive. “We have a
responsibility now to account for and record these events—and tell the world the truth,”
Yingst writes. “We cannot look away.”
Committed to reporting the whole truth, on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border, Yingst
interviewed a range of exclusive contacts to incorporate multiple perspectives. From
conversations with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and high-ranking soldiers, to
interviews with Senior Hamas official Dr. Bassem Naim, Gazan journalist Nael Ghaboun,
senior Hamas officials, and Palestinian journalists, to heartbreaking accounts from
released hostages and civilians placed in the crosshairs of the attack and conflict that
followed, Yingst takes us inside the newest phase of an old war in which thousands
more people—men, women, and children—are suffering.
Combining candor, grit, and veracity, Yingst paints a vivid picture of horrors and
violence, matched by acts of courage and humanity that cut through the darkness. A
testament to unwavering resilience and tenacity, Black Saturday is the riveting
chronicle of one journalist’s experience relentlessly pursuing the truth in the face of
terror.
Black Saturday will include a 16-pages of full-color photographs.
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