‘Fauda’ Actor Idan Amedi Directs Strike on Gaza Building ‘In Memory of’ Oct. 7 Victims
by Shiryn Ghermezian
Idan Amedi. Photo: Screenshot
Israeli actor and musician Idan Amedi, who is best known for his role in the hit series Fauda on Netflix, directed a strike on a building in the Gaza Strip while serving as an Israeli reservist in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Amedi dedicated the strike to victims of the deadly Hamas rampage across southern Israel on Oct. 7.
In a video shared on Instagram on Monday, Amedi sat in an armored vehicle in Gaza with his comrades and spoke into a communication device, saying in Hebrew: “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 also paid tribute to two fellow soldiers from Israel’s Yamam anti-terrorism special forces unit who were killed in action in Gaza, Alexei Shmakalov and Dror Alton.
“May God and us avenge their blood,” Amedi said before counting down the strike on the building. The clip ends with a closeup of the target shown on a screen inside the armored personal carrier, as well as the hit on the building.
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Amedi joined the IDF as a reservist and has been actively fighting in Gaza since Israel began its military campaign against Hamas targets in the Palestinian enclave. Israel has been targeting Hamas since the terror group invaded Israel, killed over 1,200 people, and took over 240 others as hostages on Oct. 7.
The actor previously paid tribute to victims of the terror attacks when he visited a beach in Gaza with fellow Israelis and raised the flag of the Supernova music festival, where Hamas killed hundreds of young people.
Fauda crew member Matan Meir, 38, was killed in action earlier this month while fighting in Gaza as an IDF reservist.
