The impact of the explosion caused burns and shrapnel struck his eye socket.
Israel’s full-scale military operation in Gaza has moved south, with IDF forces preparing to attack Rafah, the only crossing point with Egypt and a transit point for humanitarian aid.
Idan Amedi, who stars in the action film “Fauda,” was seriously injured during a military operation in Gaza. The actor posted the first photo of his injuries sustained during the battle.
Mr. Amedi was serving in Gaza’s reserve combat engineer unit when an explosion in January knocked him unconscious for several days, hitting him in his eye sockets, jaw and neck.
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The impact of the explosion caused burns and shrapnel struck his eye socket, causing excessive swelling of his face and severe combat injuries. The actor called his survival a “miracle” and said “miracles are what they are, you have to accept them and most importantly don’t forget that they happened. Give the gift you received, including all the angles and footage, and Make it a point to remind yourself that when the road gets rough, there are other beautiful things to see.”
“A doctor at the hospital called me a ‘360’ and said people tend to think that if you do a 360, you’re back where you started,” the actor posted in Hebrew on Instagram. That’s the starting point, but with war wounds, the story becomes a little different. This journey through the sharp, flat and dark corners of life, of war, changes you, shapes you, and through it you are reborn.”
“Happy second sad birthday after two months. Thank you God for all the gifts. Thank you to all the well-wishers and one day I will be able to thank you all and a life of adventure along the way,” the actor wrote road.
Amedi is best known for playing agent Sagi Tzur in the Netflix series Fauda, which follows an elite undercover team as they try to track down a notorious Palestinian terrorist. Amedee joined the cast in 2017.
“No end in sight”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of ordering a unilateral ceasefire and halting operations in Gaza. Troops are pushing south to take control of Rafah, an area known as Hamas’s last bastion. More than 1 million Palestinians live in shelters and relief camps in Rafah.
Netanyahu has rejected calls to spare Rafah, arguing that not launching an operation would mean “losing the war”, while the military said it was working to evacuate civilians from the area to minimize casualties.
The health ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza says air-to-ground attacks in Gaza have killed more than 28,000 people, but Israel disputes those figures. The war began when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,100 people and taking 250 hostages, 130 of whom are presumed to still be in Gaza.
The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution and has provided military and relief aid to its long-time ally Israel since the war began. The threat of a U.S. veto remains looming over a possible U.N. Security Council vote next week.
