Matan Meir, executive producer of Fauda, ​​died fighting in Gaza: “We are devastated by this tragic loss”

Food Moreone of the executive producers of the series Fauda died fighting in Gazaas indicated by the Israeli authorities in the daily report.

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Shortly after the news broke, from the strip’s official account on social networks they wrote a heartfelt message remembering him and honoring him for his work during the years they shared. “We are devastated for having to share that one of our family members Fauda, Matan Meir, died in combat in Gaza. They kill was an integral member. The cast and crew are heartbroken over this tragic loss. We extend our deepest condolences to Matan’s family and friends. May his soul rest in peace,” the publication reads.

For its part, Lior Razprotagonist of the series, also said goodbye to his partner – for four seasons – with an image on Instagram.

Meir was 38 years old and was part of the 697th Battalion of the 551st Brigade who, for days, had been fighting against the terrorists of Hamas in it norte of the Palestinian enclave. There, some of the strongest clashes in recent times were recorded, in the Defense Forces’ attempt to take control of the heart of Gaza and thus be able to annihilate the enemies.

Fauda is a fiction that premiered in 2016 and shows the reality of life in Israel and Gaza, along with the covert activities that Tel Aviv agents carry out in their fight against terrorism.

Shortly after the conflict began, on October 7, many of the actors in the series enlisted to go to the front and fight for the freedom of their country.

Raz himself was the first to show participating in rescue efforts in southern Israel on October 10. “Accompanied by Yohanan Plesner and Avi Yissascharov, I headed south to join hundreds of brave ‘brothers in arms’ volunteers who were working tirelessly to help the people of southern Israel. They sent us to the bombed city of Sderot to extract two families,” Raz said while sharing a short video of the operation.

Even before rising to fame for his role in Faudahad already been a member of the Duvdevan special missions unit, whose focus was on confronting Palestinian extremists in the West Bank.

Two days later, If Amedialso one of the best-known actors of the strip, joined the Army and communicated it with a video in which he is shown dressed in a military uniform and carrying a weapon. “This is not a scene of FaudaThis is the real life”he began by saying and then added his desire to contribute to the defense of his people.

“I wanted to tell you that, despite the horrible and cruel attacks, in which our friends and loved ones were murdered, our morale remains high. We completely understand why we are here. We are here to protect our children, our families and our homes”he explained.

In the last hours, after the IDF advance on Gaza, the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the terrorists “They have no safe place to hide” since “they lost control in the north”. Added to this was the word of the Minister of Defense Yoav Galantwho celebrated that “they are under pressure: they hear the tanks above the tunnels and they know perfectly well that we will reach them. They are afraid”.

So far, the war has claimed the lives of at least 1.200 Israelis.