Fauda star Idan Amedi seriously injured in Gaza

The actor who was serving as a reservist in the IDF was airlifted on Monday from Gaza to Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer. 

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

Idan Amedi, a singer and star on the Netflix Fauda television series was seriously wounded in Gaza, although his father and medical staff said that thanks to his operation, his wounds are no longer life-threatening, Channel 12 reports.

The actor, who was serving as a reservist in the IDF, was airlifted on Monday from Gaza to Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer.

At the hospital, Amedi underwent a lengthy surgery with one of the medical staff reporting, “It can be cautiously said that he is out of life-threatening danger.”

They added, “That is to say, people who arrive in conditions similar to him, mostly manage to survive injuries such as these.”

Amedi’s cousin Ayelet posted on Instagram an appeal to keep praying for a complete recovery for Idan ben Tova (Amedi’s Hebrew name).

His father expressed confidence that his son would recover and was no longer in severe danger.

Amedi recorded a video last week discussing IDF’s activities in Gaza and urged the public to avoid getting into disagreements.

“After 90 days of fighting, we are continuing to destroy the short-range missile sites, the launch sites and the command facilities of the Hamas terrorist organization,” Amedi said.

“I join my brother reservists in calling on the politicians, all the media outlets and everyone: Whoever doesn’t have something good to say, simply shut your mouths. The people of Israel live.”

In late November, Amedi shared on Instagram that he was making a strike on a building and dedicated the operation to the victims of the Hamas massacre on October 7th.

As he sat in an armored vehicle with his fellow troops, Amedi said in the Instagram video, “In a minute we will blow this building in memory of all the victims, our brothers and sisters who were massacred on Oct. 7.”

He added a special tribute to soldiers from Israel’s Yamam anti-terrorism special forces unit who were killed in action in Gaza, Alexei Shmakalov and Dror Alton.

“May God avenge their blood,” Amedi declared before the countdown and strike.