As an American journalist, who is used to free movement and feels that he should be in the center of the story, he fantasizes about defying the curfew. The one who does not do this ends up dead. Due to the separation of the Palestinians and the Israelis, both sides have a distorted view of the other. The only Israelis that most of the residents in Gaza come into contact with are soldiers. Soldiers are known for their harsh, cruel, and deadly approach to dealing with the Palestinians.
Fear is a natural result.
They are scared all the time. We grow up not knowing what it is like not to be frightened. In addition, horrific conditions, including Israeli army shootings of unarmed Palestinian civilians, are ignored by the outside world. I have seen the British and the Israelis and the Americans. They still treat us as if we were not human, us Palestinians.