‘Fauda’ actor Amedi released from hospital after being badly injured in Gaza blast

Pop singer Idan Amedi has been released from Sheba Medical Center weeks after being badly injured in a Gaza explosion, but while doctors say he still faces a long road to rehabilitation, the entertainer says he hopes to return to singing, acting and fighting.

Amedi, perhaps best known for his role on hit TV show “Fauda,”  was seriously injured by an explosion on January 8 as he served in the Combat Engineering Corps reserves in Gaza. Six soldiers were killed and several others, including Amedi, were injured in the incident, which was apparently accidentally caused by troops.

Looking weak and with his arm bandaged, Amedi says that when he arrived at the hospital, his face was badly burned and unrecognizable. He was also injured by shrapnel that pierced various parts of his body and several of his bones were broken.

After initially being sedated and intubated in the intensive care unit, Amedi improved relatively quickly.

“My spirit is stronger than ever,” he says. “I will return to acting and singing. If I can, I will also go back to fighting in the war.”

Thankful for all the supportive messages sent to him from all over Israel and the world, Amedi says the focus should be on all the IDF soldiers who are fighting what he says is a just war.

In response to questions about how the war is being led and cracks in unity that are starting to be seen in the nation, Amedi says that the return of the hostages must be the top priority and that Israel must stay united to win the war.