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Who is Idan Amedi, the Israeli singer injured fighting in Gaza? The 35-year-old stars in Netflix’s hit TV series Fauda and is married to activist Miriam Binyaminov

The singer-songwriter and TV actor Idan Amedi was injured fighting with the IDF – here’s what we know about him. Photo: @idan_amedi/Instagram
Israeli actor and singer Idan Amedi has been seriously wounded while fighting in Gaza, as reported by the New York Post earlier this week.
Actor Idan Amedi stars in an Israeli political thriller named Fauda; the word means “chaos” in Arabic. Photo: @idan_amedi/Instagram

The 35-year-old was reportedly with the Israel Defense Force’s Combat Engineering Corps at the time of his injury. According to the article, his father said that his son is expected to recover from the incident and it poses “no danger to his life”.

Amedi, who was fighting in Gaza with the IDF, was seriously injured. Photo: @idan_amedi/Instagram

Amedi is known for playing the role of Sagi Tzur in Fauda season two. “Idan Amedi is a real hero and from the first day of the war he decided to put everything aside and go out to fight,” the show screenwriters wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “First in the north and then in the south. We pray for his speedy recovery and are sure he will be fine.”

Here’s what you need to know about Idan Amedi.

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Idan Amedi is an Israeli singer-songwriter and actor

Singer Idan Amedi released his first album, also titled Idan Amedi, in 2011. Photo: @idan_amedi/Instagram

Amedi is an Israeli singer and actor. He was born in Pisgat Ze’ev, Jerusalem, in 1988. Per his biography, he released his eponymous debut album in 2011.

He was in Netflix’s hit war drama Fauda

Idan Amedi started appearing in the Israeli show Fauda on Netflix in 2017. Photo: @idan_amedi/Instagram

Besides music, Amedi is also known for his TV career. Per CNN, he joined the cast of Fauda in 2017. The show follows the story of a “top Israeli agent who comes out of retirement to hunt for a Palestinian fighter he thought he’d killed” according to its Netflix page.

Who is Idan Amedi married to?

 

According to Sportskeeda, Amedi has been married to Miriam Binyaminov since 2018. The same source states that she works as a social activist, catering to people with disabilities.

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He has two children – and two fur babies

 

Per Sportskeeda, Amedi is a father to one son and one daughter. He also seems to be very fond of dogs, as he regularly shares pics of his two pups on his social media accounts.

  • Well-known Israeli actor and singer Idan Amedi has been seriously wounded while fighting in Gaza – he was reportedly with the IDF’s Combat Engineering Corps
  • He stars in Netflix’s hit war drama Fauda, is married to activist Miriam Binyaminov, with whom he shares two children, and is very fond of his two dogs