Israeli Netflix actor Idan Amedi who starred in IDF drama Fauda posts pictures of horrific injuries that left him 'unrecognisable' after he was caught in blast while fighting Hamas
- Idan Amedi was caught in a blast while fighting Hamas in Gaza
- He suffered severe injuries while serving in the Israeli Defence Force
- The actor took to Instagram to share a photo of his injuries
The star of an Israeli Netflix show who was severely injured after being caught in a blast while fighting Hamas in Gaza has posted a snap of the horrifying injuries he suffered.
Idan Amedi, 35, was seriously wounded in an explosion in the Gaza Strip in January and said he was left him unrecognisable immediately after being hit by shrapnel.
'I was burned to the point that no one recognized me. Shrapnel pierced my neck and spine, and I am lucky that none of it hit any main blood vessels,' the actor, who starred in the Netflix drama Fauda which is about the IDF, said at the time.
Today, he shared a photo of himself lying in hospital with severe facial injuries that he suffered in the blast.
Amedi's photo shows scarring and cuts across his face, with his eyes swollen over. He said in the caption of the Instagram post: 'One of the doctors in the hospital calls me "360"
Idan Amedi, 35, was seriously wounded in an explosion in the Gaza Strip in January and said he was left him unrecognisable immediately after being hit by shrapnel
'I was burned to the point that no one recognized me. Shrapnel pierced my neck and spine, and I am lucky that none of it hit any main blood vessels', he previously said
Amedi stars in Fauda, a Netflix show about the IDF
'He says there's a tendency for people to think that if you've made a 360-degree turn you're back at the starting point, but for the wounded of battle the story is a little different,
'This trip to the sharp, flat and rough corners of life.
'War changes you, shapes you and through it you are reborn.
'Every once in a while I have some understanding of the miracle that happened to me but honestly I don't think that I will ever grasp it.
'That's how miracles are, you have to accept them and especially don't forget that they happened, dedicate the gift you have received, with all the angles and fractions, remind yourself especially when the road is rough, there are more beautiful things to see.
'Thanks God for all the free gifts. And thanks to all the well-wishers, someday I will be able to thank you all.
'Here's to the adventures ahead.'
The explosion that injured Amedi killed six soldiers and injured several others. Local media report that it was 'accidentally caused by troops'.
Amedi wiped away tears during the press conference and expressed condolences to the loved ones of the fallen soldiers.
'Fauda' follows a team of undercover agents from Israel's domestic security agency Shin Bet in their operations against Palestinians
While the show is critically acclaimed, some Palestinians say it trivialises their experience under Israel's open-ended military occupation of the West Bank
'The families should know that their sons and daughters made a huge difference. This will stay with me my whole life. One day I will be able to talk about it,' the IDF reservist, who lost two close friends in the blast, said.
The actor, who according to a report by Israeli news site Ynet has been on reserve duty since Hamas launched its attack on October 7, was wounded on January 8.
After he was injured, the IDF reservist was sedated and intubated in the intensive care unit at a hospital in Israel.
Amedi played Sagi Tzur, a rookie undercover agent in the counter-terrorism unit, during the series' second to fourth seasons, and is also a successful singer-songwriter in Israel.
'Fauda' follows a team of undercover agents from Israel's domestic security agency Shin Bet in their operations against Palestinians.
While the show is critically acclaimed, some Palestinians say it trivialises their experience under Israel's open-ended military occupation of the West Bank.
Israel has enlisted roughly 360,000 reserve soldiers from all walks of life in its war against Hamas.
Amedi is one of them and regularly documented his days in the IDF on social media. In a video posted in November he said: 'This is not a scene from Fauda, this is real life.'
